Czech Republic: A rapid transformation of fertility and family behaviour after the collapse of state socialism

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Authors

Tomáš Sobotka · Vienna Institute of Demography

Anna Šťastná · Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs

Dana Hamplová · Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Sociology

Abstract

Following the swift demise of the state-socialist regime in 1989, a profound transformation of family and fertility patterns has taken place in the Czech Republic. Family formation has been postponed and period fertility rates have fallen to very low

Topics & Keywords

Family Dynamics and Relationships Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Demographic Research

Volume 19, pp. 403-454

DOI: 10.4054/demres.2008.19.14

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