Journal of Marriage and Family
Volume 69, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 190-206

Timing preferences for women's family-life transitions: Intergenerational transmission among migrants and Dutch (Article)

De Valk H.A.G.* , Liefbroer A.C.
  • a Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, Lange Houtstraat 19, 2511 CV The Hague, Netherlands
  • b Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, Lange Houtstraat 19, 2511 CV The Hague, Netherlands, Department of Social Research Methodology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1081, 1081 HV Amsterdam, Netherlands

Abstract

This study examines the transmission of preferences regarding the timing of family-life transitions of women among migrant and native Dutch families. We study how and to what extent parental preferences, migrant origin, and family characteristics affect the child's timing preferences. We use parent and child data (N = 1,290) from the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study (2002, 2003) and the Social Position and Provisions Ethnic Minorities Survey (2002). Regression analyses reveal that parental timing preferences regarding family-life transitions are strongly associated with the timing preferences of their children. Analyses also show that these preferences strongly vary by migrant origin, educational level, and religious involvement. The process of intergenerational transmission, however, is found to be very similar among migrants and Dutch. © National Council on Family Relations, 2007.

Author Keywords

Migrants Age norms Intergenerational transmission Life course Socialization Adolescents

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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33846447774&doi=10.1111%2fj.1741-3737.2006.00353.x&partnerID=40&md5=e1b1bfc03271f634e11833b210093c45
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00353.x
ISSN: 00222445
Cited by: 44
Original Language: English