Fertility of Immigrants A Two-Generational Approach in Germany /

• Main Author: Milewski, Nadja (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Demographic Research Monographs,
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Culture > Study and teaching.; Education.; Statistics.; Population.; Emigration and immigration.; Demography.; Social Sciences.; Population Economics.; Migration.; Education, general.; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

This book examines fertility patterns of post-war labor migrants and their descendants in Germany. It includes an introduction to the post-war migration history of Germany and a thorough review of the international literature on fertility of migrants and cultural sub-groups. The author uses data fro...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Theory and Empirical Findings in Previous Investigations: Migration and Fertility; Family-Formation Context in the Countries of Origin; Socio-Demographic Characteristics of 'Guest Workers' and Their Descendants in Germany; Research Summary: Fertility of 'Guest Workers' in Germany; Research Approach and Working Hypotheses
• Empirical Analysis: Data, Method, and Explanatory Variables; Introductory Description of the Sample; Results: Transition to a First Child; Results: Transition to a Second Child; Results: Transition to a Third Child
• Discussion
• Summary.