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Showcasing ways in which the theory of the lifecourse has been
applied in demographic research, this innovative Handbook uses key
datasets to offer a deeper understanding of the causes and
consequences of demographic change across the lifecourse. This
Handbook features contributions from leading international
demographers and social scientists, covering a range of substantive
areas such as employment, health, migration, social security,
family formation, housing and inequality to give substance to
investigations into the individual's lifecourse. Chapters highlight
major theoretical and methodological advances in lifecourse
research and present research that sheds light on family dynamics,
health and mobility over the lifecourse, illustrating the
implications of lifecourse research for policy and reform.
Comprehensive and cutting-edge, this Handbook will be crucial
reading for students and researchers of demography, social policy,
sociology and gerontology at all levels looking to enhance their
own research agendas. Policy makers and practitioners of
demographic research will also benefit from its insights into the
key methodological avenues for advanced investigations.
Contributors include: K. Barclay, M. Benzeval, L. Bernardi, A.
Berrington, A. Boersch-Supan, P. Bridgen, P. De Jong, H. De Valk,
T. Emery, M. Evandrou, A. Evans, L. Fadel, J. Falkingham, A.E.
Fasang, A. Findlay, I. Garfinkel, A.H. Gauthier, A. Goodman, E.
Graham, J. Holmes, J. Huinink, K. Keenan, K. Kiernan, S. Kim, D.
Kneale, M. Kolk, H. Kulu, M. Lyons-Amos, K.U. Mayer, D. McCollum,
S. McLanahan, A. McMunn, T. Meyer, J. Mikolai, M. Qin, A. Sabater,
L. Sariscsany, R.A. Settersten, C. Van Mol, L. Vargas, A.
Villadsen, A. Vlachantoni, J. Waldfogel, M. Wright
Showcasing ways in which the theory of the lifecourse has been
applied in demographic research, this innovative Handbook uses key
datasets to offer a deeper understanding of the causes and
consequences of demographic change across the lifecourse. This
Handbook features contributions from leading international
demographers and social scientists, covering a range of substantive
areas such as employment, health, migration, social security,
family formation, housing and inequality to give substance to
investigations into the individual's lifecourse. Chapters highlight
major theoretical and methodological advances in lifecourse
research and present research that sheds light on family dynamics,
health and mobility over the lifecourse, illustrating the
implications of lifecourse research for policy and reform.
Comprehensive and cutting-edge, this Handbook will be crucial
reading for students and researchers of demography, social policy,
sociology and gerontology at all levels looking to enhance their
own research agendas. Policy makers and practitioners of
demographic research will also benefit from its insights into the
key methodological avenues for advanced investigations.
Contributors include: K. Barclay, M. Benzeval, L. Bernardi, A.
Berrington, A. Boersch-Supan, P. Bridgen, P. De Jong, H. De Valk,
T. Emery, M. Evandrou, A. Evans, L. Fadel, J. Falkingham, A.E.
Fasang, A. Findlay, I. Garfinkel, A.H. Gauthier, A. Goodman, E.
Graham, J. Holmes, J. Huinink, K. Keenan, K. Kiernan, S. Kim, D.
Kneale, M. Kolk, H. Kulu, M. Lyons-Amos, K.U. Mayer, D. McCollum,
S. McLanahan, A. McMunn, T. Meyer, J. Mikolai, M. Qin, A. Sabater,
L. Sariscsany, R.A. Settersten, C. Van Mol, L. Vargas, A.
Villadsen, A. Vlachantoni, J. Waldfogel, M. Wright
The Central Asian republics represent the poorest area of the
former Soviet Union and this book contains the first rigorous
analysis of household living standards in the region. Part I deals
with methodological issues of measuring household welfare in
transition, Part II quantifies living standards in various ways,
and Part III looks at support given by the state, firms, other
households and NGOs - the 'mixed economy' of welfare provision. The
book is characterised by analysis of newly available survey data.
The Central Asian republics represent the poorest area of the
former Soviet Union and this book contains the first rigorous
analysis of household living standards in the region. Part I deals
with methodological issues of measuring household welfare in
transition, Part II quantifies living standards in various ways,
and Part III looks at support given by the state, firms, other
households and NGOs - the 'mixed economy' of welfare provision. The
book is characterised by analysis of newly available survey data.
A quarter of a century ago, Heather Joshi edited a landmark volume
(sponsored by the British Society for Population Studies and the
Centre for Economic Policy Research) entitled The Changing
Population of Britain. In 2014-15, to mark the 25th anniversary of
this book, the BSPS teamed up with the British Academy to hold a
series of events on population developments in the UK and the
policy issues that they raise, and has built on these presentations
to produce a new edited collection on the changing population of
the UK. This book shows that the UK's population is increasing
faster than at any point in the last 100 years, it is getting
progressively older and it is becoming more diverse culturally and
ethnically. More school leavers are going on to university.
Cohabitation has been replacing marriage, more children live in
one-parent families and young adults are finding it harder to get
on the property ladder. Many women are delaying having children
until their 40s. Cities have seen a resurgence in population but
there is still pressure on the countryside, while the north-south
divide is getting ever wider, as too are local socio-economic
disparities. The contributors to this book document these changes,
examine their causes and discuss future prospects and their policy
implications.
A quarter of a century ago, Heather Joshi edited a landmark volume
(sponsored by the British Society for Population Studies and the
Centre for Economic Policy Research) entitled The Changing
Population of Britain. In 2014-15, to mark the 25th anniversary of
this book, the BSPS teamed up with the British Academy to hold a
series of events on population developments in the UK and the
policy issues that they raise, and has built on these presentations
to produce a new edited collection on the changing population of
the UK. This book shows that the UK's population is increasing
faster than at any point in the last 100 years, it is getting
progressively older and it is becoming more diverse culturally and
ethnically. More school leavers are going on to university.
Cohabitation has been replacing marriage, more children live in
one-parent families and young adults are finding it harder to get
on the property ladder. Many women are delaying having children
until their 40s. Cities have seen a resurgence in population but
there is still pressure on the countryside, while the north-south
divide is getting ever wider, as too are local socio-economic
disparities. The contributors to this book document these changes,
examine their causes and discuss future prospects and their policy
implications.
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