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Title: Single Motherhood and Multigenerational Coresidence in Europe
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2023
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ISSN: 1728-4457
DOI: 10.1111/PADR.12540
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Abstract: Single motherhood has increased throughout Europe. Single mothers assume the dual role of provider and caregiver and often need external support from public policies or kin to meet their needs. Research has focused primarily on public policies, disregarding the role of kin support—and of multigenerational coresidence in particular. This study provides the first detailed description of single mothers’ multigenerational coresidence in Europe. To do so, we combine census and survey microdata from 31 European countries. The data reveal large geographic variation in single mothers’ coresidence. Whereas coresidence is a rare and temporary living arrangement in Northern and Western Europe, it is common and more permanent in Southern, Central, and especially Eastern Europe. At the same time, coresidence has declined in almost all countries with data from the past half-century. These findings suggest large and persistent variation in kin support for single mothers and thus question the assumption of its marginal role in Europe.
Url: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/padr.12540
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Authors: Hogendoorn, Bram; Härkönen, Juho
Periodical (Full): Population and Development Review
Issue: 1
Volume: 49
Pages: 105-133
Data Collections: IPUMS International
Topics: Work, Family, and Time
Countries: Austria, Belarus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Sweden