Social Influences on Fertility A Comparative Mixed Methods Study in Eastern and Western Germany
Social Influences on Fertility A Comparative Mixed Methods Study in Eastern and Western Germany
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DOI：
10.1177/2345678906292238
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发表时间：
2007-01-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
von der Lippe, Holger
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作者：
Bernardi, Laura;Keim, Sylvia;von der Lippe, Holger
本文采用混合设计的方法，对东德和西德青年家庭形成的早期阶段的社会影响进行了研究。关于非正式互动对生育率和家庭行为的重要性的理论主张仍然很少得到系统的经验证据的支持。主要问题是正确识别显著关系和跨人口亚群的社会网络的可比性。本文通过定性和定量相结合的数据收集和分析来解决这两个问题。深度访谈、网络图表和网络网格被用来描绘个人的个人关系及其对家庭形成决策的影响。此外，还对友谊二元组进行了分析。
This article uses a mixed methods design to investigate the effects of social influence on family formation in a sample of eastern and western German young adults at an early stage of their family formation. Theoretical propositions on the importance of informal interaction for fertility and family behavior are still rarely supported by systematic empirical evidence. Major problems are the correct identification of salient relationships and the comparability of social networks across population subgroups. This article addresses the two issues through a combination of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. In-depth interviewing, network charts, and network grids are used to map individual personal relationships and their influence on family formation decisions. In addition, an analysis of friendship dyads is provided.