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Popenoe, David – Social Change in Sweden, 1986
Three demographic rates and the social reality they measure signify important, continuing changes in the Swedish family. As compared with the rest of the industrial world, the Swedish now have the lowest marriage rate, the highest non-marital cohabitation rate, and possibly the highest family dissolution rate. Contents of this article focus on the…
Descriptors: Demography, Divorce, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Structure
Download full textKenkel, William F.; Benson, Barbara – 1976
Changes in marriage and the family from 1950-74 in five nonsocialist countries were explored. The countries selected for the study were Japan, the Netherlands, West Germany, Sweden, and the United States. Most of the data were derived from the United Nations'"Demographic Yearbook," although various original sources from the particular…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
