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Gender Egalitarianism and the Resurgent Family

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  • Gøsta Esping-Andersen

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The essay argues that the multiple signs of a steady erosion of thefamily represent not a long-term linear trend, but rather a transition phase. The key driver behind both the decline and the subsequent resurgence lies in the revolution of women's roles. Applying a multiple equilibrium framework, I hypothesize that falling marriage rates, greater couple instability and declining fertility all represent a state of normative uncertainty following the erosion of the traditional family model. As gender-symmetric family norms gain dominance we should witness a return to higher fertility and greater marital stability.

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  • Gøsta Esping-Andersen, 2014. "Gender Egalitarianism and the Resurgent Family," Stato e mercato, Società editrice il Mulino, issue 1, pages 127-144.
    • Handle: RePEc:mul:jl9ury:doi:10.1425/76473:y:2014:i:1:p:127-144
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    Keywords

    JEL Classification: J12 - Family structure; J13 - Fertility; J11 - Demographic trends.;
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    JEL classification:

    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts

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