Gender Egalitarianism and the Resurgent Family

• Autores: Gøsta Esping-Andersen
• Localización: Stato e mercato, ISSN 0392-9701, Nº. 1, 2014, págs. 127-144
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The essay argues that the multiple signs of a steady erosion of the family represent not a long-term linear trend, but rather a transition phase. The key driver behind both the decline and the subsequem resurgence lies in the revolution of women's roles. Applying a multiple equilibrium framework, I hypothesize that falling marriage rates, greater couple instability and declining fertility all represent a state of normative uncertainty following the erosion of the traditional family model.

    As gender-symmetric family norms gain dominance we should witness a return to higher fertility and greater marital stability.