Redefining family structures: Births out of wedlock in 21st century Greece

IF 2.6 2区 社会学 Q1 DEMOGRAPHY Population Space and Place Pub Date : 2024-06-30 DOI:10.1002/psp.2806
Vasilis S. Gavalas, Michail Raftakis
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This study explores Greece's unique position as the country with the lowest nonmarital childbearing rate in Europe. The socio-demographic profile of mothers is being analysed in three categories of marital status: married, unmarried, and in civil partnership. Unpublished data, custom-made exclusively for this study from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), have been used, spanning from 2019 to 2021. Key focus areas include maternal age at childbirth, educational attainment, and nationality (Greek, EU27 except for Greek, and non-EU). Geographical analysis is conducted at the Regional Unit level (Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics [NUTS] 3 classification). Findings reveal that Greek teenage and early twenties mothers, as well as those with low educational level, are more likely to be unwed, implying that maternity might have come because of an unplanned pregnancy. On the other hand, those in civil partnerships resemble married mothers in age and educational attainment. Non-Greek nationals show a higher prevalence of nonmarital births, and a sociodemographic profile that implies that unwed maternity constitutes a conscious choice for them. This study not only illuminates the characteristics of unwed mothers in Greece but also provides empirical insights for evaluating prevailing theoretical frameworks regarding family dynamics in countries facing low fertility rates.

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重新定义家庭结构:21 世纪希腊的非婚生育问题
本研究探讨了希腊作为欧洲非婚生育率最低国家的独特地位。研究按照已婚、未婚和民事伴侣关系三种婚姻状况对母亲的社会人口概况进行了分析。本研究使用了希腊统计局(ELSTAT)专门为本研究定制的未公开数据,时间跨度为 2019 年至 2021 年。重点领域包括产妇生育年龄、教育程度和国籍(希腊、除希腊外的欧盟 27 国和非欧盟)。地理分析在地区单位层面进行(统计用地区单位命名法 [NUTS] 3 分类)。研究结果显示,希腊少女和 20 岁出头的母亲以及受教育程度低的母亲更有可能未婚先孕,这意味着孕产可能是因为计划外怀孕。另一方面,公民伴侣关系中的母亲在年龄和教育程度上与已婚母亲相似。非希腊籍妇女的非婚生育率较高,其社会人口学特征表明,未婚先孕对她们来说是一种有意识的选择。这项研究不仅揭示了希腊未婚母亲的特点,还为评估低生育率国家家庭动态方面的现行理论框架提供了经验见解。
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期刊介绍: Population, Space and Place aims to be the leading English-language research journal in the field of geographical population studies. It intends to: - Inform population researchers of the best theoretical and empirical research on topics related to population, space and place - Promote and further enhance the international standing of population research through the exchange of views on what constitutes best research practice - Facilitate debate on issues of policy relevance and encourage the widest possible discussion and dissemination of the applications of research on populations - Review and evaluate the significance of recent research findings and provide an international platform where researchers can discuss the future course of population research
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