The Same Fertility Ideals as in the Country of Origin? A Study of the Personal Ideal Family Size among Immigrant Women in Italy
Autor/in:
Mussino, Eleonora; Ortensi, Livia Elisa
Quelle: Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 43 (2018) , S 243-274
Inhalt: The role of the personal ideal family size for international migrants has rarely been studied in the current debate on fertility and migration in the European context. It is not known to which extent the reduction of fertility observed among immigrants who settle in a country where fertility is lower than in their country of origin is the result of a change in fertility norms among those immigrants. The study of migrants' ideals family size has the potential to shed light on fertility norms without the interference of economic conditions and migration-related disruptive phenomena. Due to the complexity of its migration context, Italy is an interesting destination country for studying changes in migrants' ideal family sizes. This paper uses data from the survey of the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) on immigrant families conducted in 2011-12. We compare the personal ideal family size of women of reproductive age with the prevalent norm in their country of origin, applying a multinomial logistic regression analysis. Results show that the country of origin has an important role in the determination of immigrants’ ideal family sizes. Women from countries where large families are the ideal are more likely to show a lower personal ideal family size compared to their non-migrant co-nationals, while women from countries where two children are considered ideal mostly share the same norm. The occurrence of fertility preferences expressed in a non-numeric form (e.g. "Up to God") changes between women with different countries of origin. This study confirms that conformity with the ideal of the country of origin is more likely among women who migrated as adults. At the same time, the number of years spent in the destination country is not significantly associated with a shift away from the norms prevalent in the country of origin. Finally, female empowerment and gender equity show their effects mainly on the reduction of non-numeric responses.
Schlagwörter:Migrant; migrant; woman; Italien; Italy; Fruchtbarkeit; fertility; Kinderzahl; number of children; generatives Verhalten; reproductive behavior; Familiengröße; family size; Norm; standard; Tradition; tradition; Herkunftsland; country of origin; Geschlechtsrolle; gender role; Gleichberechtigung; equality of rights; sozioökonomische Faktoren; socioeconomic factors; Ideal number of children; Fertility; Migrants; Italy; Gender Norms
SSOAR Kategorie:Bevölkerung, Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Fertility Intentions across Immigrant Generations in Sweden: Do Patterns of Adaptation Differ by Gender and Origin?
Autor/in:
Carlsson, Erik
Quelle: Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 43 (2018) , S 211-242
Inhalt: In being representative of individuals' demographic value orientations, fertility preferences provide information about immigrants' adaptation to family formation patterns in the destination country at a deeper, ideational level than actual fertility does. Using data from Wave 1 of the Swedish GGS from 2012/2013 (n=3,932), this study compares the first, 1.5, and second generations with either one or two foreign-born parent(s) to Swedes without an immigrant background by gender and across origins. Binary logistic regression is used to compare the propensity to state a positive fertility intention, and partial proportional odds models are used to analyse differences across four ordinal intention categories (definitely/probably yes/no). Results show a general tendency towards convergence from the relatively positive intentions of the first generation to levels closer to non-immigrants in later generations, although complete convergence is only found for the second generation with one foreign-born parent. There are gender differences, with women being similar to non-immigrants by the 1.5 generation, while there is no clear intergenerational trend for men. Among origin groups, convergence is evident among Eastern Europeans and "other non-Europeans", while Westerners already are similar to non-immigrants in the first generation, and Middle Easterners/North Africans display no clear intergenerational trend. This study contributes to the understanding of immigrant fertility by showing that there often is intergenerational adaptation at the ideational (i.e. preference) level, that the pace and extent of convergence vary by gender and across origins, and that group-level patterns found for fertility intentions do not always match those found in earlier research on fertility behaviour.
Schlagwörter:Migrant; migrant; Einwanderung; immigration; Schweden; Sweden; erste Generation; first generation; zweite Generation; second generation; Fruchtbarkeit; fertility; Familienplanung; family planning; generatives Verhalten; reproductive behavior; Familiengröße; family size; Präferenz; preference; Intention; intention; gender-specific factors; soziale Anpassung; social adjustment; Gender Survey
The Same Fertility Ideals as in the Country of Origin? A Study of the Personal Ideal Family Size among Immigrant Women in Italy
Autor/in:
Mussino, Eleonora; Ortensi, Livia Elisa
Quelle: Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 43 (2018) , S 243-274
Inhalt: The role of the personal ideal family size for international migrants has rarely been studied in the current debate on fertility and migration in the European context. It is not known to which extent the reduction of fertility observed among immigrants who settle in a country where fertility is lower than in their country of origin is the result of a change in fertility norms among those immigrants. The study of migrants' ideals family size has the potential to shed light on fertility norms without the interference of economic conditions and migration-related disruptive phenomena. Due to the complexity of its migration context, Italy is an interesting destination country for studying changes in migrants' ideal family sizes. This paper uses data from the survey of the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) on immigrant families conducted in 2011-12. We compare the personal ideal family size of women of reproductive age with the prevalent norm in their country of origin, applying a multinomial logistic regression analysis. Results show that the country of origin has an important role in the determination of immigrants’ ideal family sizes. Women from countries where large families are the ideal are more likely to show a lower personal ideal family size compared to their non-migrant co-nationals, while women from countries where two children are considered ideal mostly share the same norm. The occurrence of fertility preferences expressed in a non-numeric form (e.g. "Up to God") changes between women with different countries of origin. This study confirms that conformity with the ideal of the country of origin is more likely among women who migrated as adults. At the same time, the number of years spent in the destination country is not significantly associated with a shift away from the norms prevalent in the country of origin. Finally, female empowerment and gender equity show their effects mainly on the reduction of non-numeric responses.
Schlagwörter:Italy; fertility; reproductive behavior; number of children; gender role; Migrant; Italien; sozioökonomische Faktoren; Geschlechtsrolle; Gleichberechtigung; country of origin; family size; Kinderzahl; Fruchtbarkeit; Tradition; Familiengröße; generatives Verhalten; Norm; migrant; Herkunftsland; standard; equality of rights; socioeconomic factors; woman; tradition; Ideal number of children; Fertility; Migrants; Italy; Gender Norms
SSOAR Kategorie:Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung, Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Bevölkerung
Quelle: Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 43 (2018) , S 275-306
Inhalt: In this article we investigate fertility intentions of Russian women in Estonia from an origin-destination perspective. Russian migrants to Estonia and their descendants are compared with women in the sending and host countries in order to identify similarities and differences in intended transitions to first, second and third births. The study is based on the Estonian and Russian Generations and Gender Surveys, which were conducted in 2004/2005, and employs logistic regression models. The dependent variables are intentions to become a mother, to have a second child, or to have a third child. The hypotheses for the study are mainly derived from the adaptation, cultural maintenance, and selection (characteristics) perspectives. We also incorporate attitudes towards gender roles into the models, which have proven to be a salient factor in shaping childbearing intentions, but have seldom been considered in studies of migrant fertility. Our results lend support to both the adaptation and cultural maintenance perspectives. In accord with the latter, the similarity between the childbearing intentions of Russian migrants and their descendants in Estonia and those of their counterparts in Russia suggests that socialisation to the ethnic subculture has prevailed over the influence of the host society. We attribute this outcome to contextual features that have retarded integration processes. By contrast, we observe that proficiency in the host country language, residence in areas where the host population constitutes a large majority and having a native partner significantly contribute to the adaptation of migrants' intentions to have another child to those of the host population. These results provide support to the adaptation argument. Finally, our study reveals a positive association between egalitarian views on gender roles and women's intentions to have another child. However, variation in gender role attitudes accounts for a relatively minor part of the difference in intended fertility between the groups addressed in this study.
When Paid Work Matters for Fertility Intentions and Subsequent Behavior: Evidence from Two Waves of the Austrian Gender and Generation Survey
Autor/in:
Hanappi, Doris; Buber-Ennser, Isabella
Quelle: Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 42 (2017) , S 245-279
Inhalt: "The anticipated risk of job loss and material insecurity are related to fertility postponement in the same way as unemployment is. Given the sequential nature of fertility and occupational decisions, unfavorable working conditions should be resolved before having children, and result in an increase in people's assignment of importance to paid work when developing their childbearing plans. We aim to demonstrate this link, focusing on perceived employment and material insecurity, the importance assigned to paid work in forming fertility intentions, the construction of fertility intentions, and their realization. Using two waves of the Austrian Generations and Gender Survey, we apply probit regressions to analyze gender variations in the associations between uncertainty conditions, the importance of paid work, fertility intentions and behavior. Results reveal that work and related benefits become salient when they are insecure, and that material insecurity among men discourages childbearing. For women, we find support for the hypothesis that the anticipated risk of job loss inhibits the realization of fertility intentions - intentions which are less likely to be constructed under such conditions from the onset of family planning processes." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:desire for children; birth trend; fertility; social security; Austria; Kinderwunsch; Familienplanung; Erwerbstätigkeit; gainful employment; Österreich; socioeconomic factors; sozioökonomische Faktoren; soziale Sicherung; Geburtenentwicklung; gender-specific factors; family planning; Fruchtbarkeit
SSOAR Kategorie:Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Bevölkerung
Quelle: Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 40 (2015) 4, S 367-398
Inhalt: "Comparative research suggests that there are great cross-national and cross-temporal differences in living arrangements of young adults aged 18-34 in Europe. In this paper, we examine young adults' living arrangements (1) across several European countries and different national contexts, and (2) by taking into account cross-time variability. In doing so, we pay careful attention to a comprehensive conceptualisation of living arrangements (including extended and non-family living arrangements). The aim of this paper is to deepen our understanding of family structure and household arrangements in Europe by examining and mapping the cross-national and cross-temporal variety of young adults' living arrangements. For our analysis we use data from the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series International (IPUMSi) for the census rounds 1980, 1990, and 2000 for eight European countries (Austria, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Romania, and Switzerland). We employ log-linear models to ascertain the influence of individual and contextual factors on living arrangements. The analyses lend further support to a North/West - South/East divide in living arrangements and general gender differentials in extended family living. Other interesting results are the heterogeneity in the living arrangements of single mothers across geographic areas, and the upward trend of extended household living for young men and women between 1980 and 2000." (author's abstract) (Online appendix - supplementary material: http://dx.doi.org/10.12765/CPoS-2015-15en, http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bib-cpos-2015-15en12013-20en)
Schlagwörter:way of life; demographic factors; Austria; junger Erwachsener; Österreich; Ireland; Romania; sozioökonomische Faktoren; Großfamilie; Irland; Griechenland; Lebenssituation; Rumänien; single parent; Switzerland; Lebensweise; France; young adult; allein erziehender Elternteil; life situation; socioeconomic factors; Frankreich; Portugal; Familienform; family structure; Portugal; Schweiz; Ungarn; gender-specific factors; demographische Faktoren; extended family; Greece; Hungary; living arrangements; IPUMS-International; transition to adulthood
SSOAR Kategorie:Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Bevölkerung
Marriage, norm orientation and leaving the parental home: Turkish immigrant and native families in Germany
Autor/in:
Windzio, Michael; Aybek, Can M.
Quelle: Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 40 (2015) 2, S 105-130
Inhalt: "This article investigates differences between native Germans and Turkish immigrants in the timing of leaving their parental homes in Germany. By using event history models, it is shown that leaving the parental home is closely linked to the intervening life-event of marriage, particularly among Turkish women. Moreover, there are interaction effects of religious norm orientation with gender which differ between native Germans and Turkish immigrants. In contrast to Turkish immigrants, the linkage of marriage and leaving home became much weaker over birth-cohorts with time in the group of German women. Finally, analyses of sequence patterns also show remarkable differences between native Germans and Turkish immigrants in the process of leaving home. Religious norm orientation turns out to be less important in the Turkish group than in the native German group." (author's abstract)
Schlagwörter:Deutscher; German; Türke; Turk; Migrant; migrant; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; parent-child relationship; Ehe; marriage; Familie; family; Familiengründung; family formation; gender-specific factors; religiöse Faktoren; religious factors; Wertorientierung; value-orientation; Federal Republic of Germany
SSOAR Kategorie:Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Bevölkerung
Zur Entwicklung der durchschnittlichen gemeinsamen Lebenszeit von Drei- und Vier-Generationen-Familien in West- und Ostdeutschland - eine Modellrechnung
Titelübersetzung:On developments in the mean joint lifetimes of three- and four-generation families in Western and Eastern Germany - a model calculation
Autor/in:
Grünheid, Evelyn; Scharein, Manfred Georg
Quelle: Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 36 (2011) 1, S 3-39
Inhalt: Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit der Frage, wie sich einerseits die hohe Lebenserwartung und andererseits das steigende Gebäralter auf die gemeinsame Lebenszeit von drei bzw. vier Generationen auswirken und zukünftig entwickeln werden. Dazu werden aus amtlichen Daten für Mortalität und Fertilität Indikatoren für die durchschnittliche gemeinsame Lebenszeit von Drei- und Vier-Generationen-Familien abgeleitet. Auf Grund der komplizierten Datenlage muss eine Eingrenzung auf die weibliche Generationenfolge – und hierbei auf die Betrachtung des jeweils erstgeborenen Kindes – vorgenommen werden. Die Indikatoren besitzen den Charakter von Modellrechnungen, deshalb dienen sie vor allem dem Aufzeigen von (zukünftigen) Trends zur Entwicklung der durchschnittlichen gemeinsamen Lebenszeit. Berechnet werden die Indikatoren für die durchschnittlich verbrachte gemeinsame Lebenszeit von Drei-Generationen-Familien für den Zeitraum von 1990 bis 2060 und von Vier-Generationen-Familien für den Zeitraum von 2010 bis 2060. Im Ergebnis zeigen die Berechnungen für Westdeutschland einen Anstieg der gemeinsam verbrachten Lebenszeit bei drei Generationen bis zu etwa 35 Jahren im Jahr 2000, um danach kontinuierlich auf einen Wert von rund 30 Jahren abzusinken. Für vier Generationen ergibt sich ein ähnlicher Trendverlauf, jedoch ist dieser um rund 30 Jahre in Richtung Zukunft verschoben und erreicht in etwa zwischen 2030 und 2040 den höchsten Wert mit rund sieben bis zehn Jahren. Für Ostdeutschland mit seinem in der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart noch jüngeren Gebäralter der Frauen liegt der Höhepunkt der gemeinsam verbrachten Lebensjahre von drei Generationen am Anfang des Beobachtungszeitraumes (etwa um 1990) bei knapp 40 Jahren. Danach fällt dieser Indikator kontinuierlich. Der Indikator für die durchschnittlich gemeinsam verbrachten Jahre von Vier-Generationen-Familien erreicht hingegen mit einem Wert von 12 bis 14 Jahren voraussichtlich um das Jahr 2020 seinen Höhepunkt. Im Anschluss daran ist auch in Ostdeutschland mit einem Rückgang der gemeinsamen Lebenszeit der Vier-Generationen-Familien zu rechnen. Insgesamt weisen die Trends der Indikatoren darauf hin, dass aus der längeren Lebenserwartung nicht unbedingt auf eine längere gemeinsame Lebenszeit der Generationen und auf ein Ansteigen der Vier-Generationen-Familien geschlossen werden kann. Eher scheint die Drei-Generationen-Familie auch in diesem Jahrhundert die entscheidende familiäre Generationen-Konstellation zu bleiben.
Inhalt: This article tackles the question of how, on the one hand, the high life expectancy and, on the other, the increasing age of mothers at childbirth will impact the joint lifetime of three and four generations and will develop in future. To this end, indicators are derived from the official data on mortality and fertility for the mean joint lifetimes of three- and four-generation families. Because of the complicated data available, the investigation will be restricted to the female succession of generations, and here to an observation of the first-born child in each case. The indicators act as model calculations, which is why they serve above all to indicate (future) developments in mean joint lifetimes. The indicators are calculated for the average jointly-spent lifetime of three-generation families for the period from 1990 to 2060, and of four-generation families for the period from 2010 to 2060. The result of the calculations for Western Germany show an increase in the jointly-spent lifetime of three generations of up to roughly 35 years in 2000, after which that the figure falls continually to a value of roughly 30 years. A similarly developing trend emerges for four generations, but this is delayed by roughly 30 years towards the future, and reaches the highest value around 2030 to 2040, at roughly seven to ten years. For Eastern Germany, with its even younger age of women at childbirth in both the past and in the present, the maximum jointly-spent life years of three generations at the beginning of the observation period (roughly around 1990) is almost 40 years, after which this indicator falls continuously. The indicator of the average jointly-spent years of four-generation families, by contrast, probably reaches a maximum around 2020, with a value of 12 to 14 years. Also after this, one may anticipate a reduction in the joint lifetimes of four-generation families in Eastern Germany. All in all, the trends of the indicators denote that one may not necessarily conclude from the longer life expectancy that the generations will have a longer joint lifetime, nor that the number of four-generation families will increase. Rather, the three-generation family also appears to remain the decisive generational composition of families in this century.
Schlagwörter:Bevölkerungsentwicklung; population statistics; birth trend; alte Bundesländer; fertility; Intergenerational relations; old federal states; demographic situation; mathematical modeling; reproductive behavior; demographische Lage; Modellrechnung; Federal Republic of Germany; Mehrgenerationenfamilie; Geburtenentwicklung; neue Bundesländer; New Federal States; generational family; Fruchtbarkeit; Lebenserwartung; generatives Verhalten; Geburtenfolge; fertility rate; life expectancy; Familie; population development; Bevölkerungsstatistik; family; Generationenverhältnis; Geburtenhäufigkeit; birth order; Generationenkonstellation; generation interval; composition of generations in family enerationenfamiliestructure; multigenerational family; model calculation
SSOAR Kategorie:Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Bevölkerung
On developments in the mean joint lifetimes of three- and four-generation families in Western and Eastern Germany - a model calculation
Titelübersetzung:Zur Entwicklung der durchschnittlichen gemeinsamen Lebenszeit von Drei- und Vier-Generationen-Familien in West- und Ostdeutschland - eine Modellrechnung
Autor/in:
Grünheid, Evelyn; Scharein, Manfred Georg
Quelle: Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 36 (2011) 1, S 41-75
Inhalt: Dieser Beitrag befasst sich mit der Frage, wie sich einerseits die hohe Lebenserwartung und andererseits das steigende Gebäralter auf die gemeinsame Lebenszeit von drei bzw. vier Generationen auswirken und zukünftig entwickeln werden. Dazu werden aus amtlichen Daten für Mortalität und Fertilität Indikatoren für die durchschnittliche gemeinsame Lebenszeit von Drei- und Vier-Generationen-Familien abgeleitet. Auf Grund der komplizierten Datenlage muss eine Eingrenzung auf die weibliche Generationenfolge – und hierbei auf die Betrachtung des jeweils erstgeborenen Kindes – vorgenommen werden. Die Indikatoren besitzen den Charakter von Modellrechnungen, deshalb dienen sie vor allem dem Aufzeigen von (zukünftigen) Trends zur Entwicklung der durchschnittlichen gemeinsamen Lebenszeit. Berechnet werden die Indikatoren für die durchschnittlich verbrachte gemeinsame Lebenszeit von Drei-Generationen-Familien für den Zeitraum von 1990 bis 2060 und von Vier-Generationen-Familien für den Zeitraum von 2010 bis 2060. Im Ergebnis zeigen die Berechnungen für Westdeutschland einen Anstieg der gemeinsam verbrachten Lebenszeit bei drei Generationen bis zu etwa 35 Jahren im Jahr 2000, um danach kontinuierlich auf einen Wert von rund 30 Jahren abzusinken. Für vier Generationen ergibt sich ein ähnlicher Trendverlauf, jedoch ist dieser um rund 30 Jahre in Richtung Zukunft verschoben und erreicht in etwa zwischen 2030 und 2040 den höchsten Wert mit rund sieben bis zehn Jahren. Für Ostdeutschland mit seinem in der Vergangenheit und Gegenwart noch jüngeren Gebäralter der Frauen liegt der Höhepunkt der gemeinsam verbrachten Lebensjahre von drei Generationen am Anfang des Beobachtungszeitraumes (etwa um 1990) bei knapp 40 Jahren. Danach fällt dieser Indikator kontinuierlich. Der Indikator für die durchschnittlich gemeinsam verbrachten Jahre von Vier-Generationen-Familien erreicht hingegen mit einem Wert von 12 bis 14 Jahren voraussichtlich um das Jahr 2020 seinen Höhepunkt. Im Anschluss daran ist auch in Ostdeutschland mit einem Rückgang der gemeinsamen Lebenszeit der Vier-Generationen-Familien zu rechnen. Insgesamt weisen die Trends der Indikatoren darauf hin, dass aus der längeren Lebenserwartung nicht unbedingt auf eine längere gemeinsame Lebenszeit der Generationen und auf ein Ansteigen der Vier-Generationen-Familien geschlossen werden kann. Eher scheint die Drei-Generationen-Familie auch in diesem Jahrhundert die entscheidende familiäre Generationen-Konstellation zu bleiben.
Inhalt: This article tackles the question of how, on the one hand, the high life expectancy and, on the other, the increasing age of mothers at childbirth will impact the joint lifetime of three and four generations and will develop in future. To this end, indicators are derived from the official data on mortality and fertility for the mean joint lifetimes of three- and four-generation families. Because of the complicated data available, the investigation will be restricted to the female succession of generations, and here to an observation of the first-born child in each case. The indicators act as model calculations, which is why they serve above all to indicate (future) developments in mean joint lifetimes. The indicators are calculated for the average jointly-spent lifetime of three-generation families for the period from 1990 to 2060, and of four-generation families for the period from 2010 to 2060. The result of the calculations for Western Germany show an increase in the jointly-spent lifetime of three generations of up to roughly 35 years in 2000, after which that the figure falls continually to a value of roughly 30 years. A similarly developing trend emerges for four generations, but this is delayed by roughly 30 years towards the future, and reaches the highest value around 2030 to 2040, at roughly seven to ten years. For Eastern Germany, with its even younger age of women at childbirth in both the past and in the present, the maximum jointly-spent life years of three generations at the beginning of the observation period (roughly around 1990) is almost 40 years, after which this indicator falls continuously. The indicator of the average jointly-spent years of four-generation families, by contrast, probably reaches a maximum around 2020, with a value of 12 to 14 years. Also after this, one may anticipate a reduction in the joint lifetimes of four-generation families in Eastern Germany. All in all, the trends of the indicators denote that one may not necessarily conclude from the longer life expectancy that the generations will have a longer joint lifetime, nor that the number of four-generation families will increase. Rather, the three-generation family also appears to remain the decisive generational composition of families in this century.
Schlagwörter:Bevölkerungsentwicklung; population statistics; birth trend; alte Bundesländer; fertility; Intergenerational relations; old federal states; demographic situation; mathematical modeling; reproductive behavior; demographische Lage; Modellrechnung; Federal Republic of Germany; Mehrgenerationenfamilie; Geburtenentwicklung; neue Bundesländer; New Federal States; generational family; Fruchtbarkeit; Lebenserwartung; generatives Verhalten; Geburtenfolge; fertility rate; life expectancy; population development; Bevölkerungsstatistik; Generationenverhältnis; Geburtenhäufigkeit; birth order; Generationenkonstellation; generation interval; composition of generations in family structure; multigenerational family; model calculation
SSOAR Kategorie:Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie, Bevölkerung
Job-induced commuting between two residences - characteristics of a multilocational living arrangement in the late modernity
Titelübersetzung:Berufsbedingtes Pendeln zwischen zwei Wohnsitzen – Merkmale einer multilokalen Lebensform in der Spätmoderne
Autor/in:
Reuschke, Darja
Quelle: Comparative Population Studies - Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, 35 (2010) 1, S 107-134
Inhalt: Vor dem Hintergrund der andauernden Flexibilisierung der Arbeitsmärkte und einer steigenden (hoch-)qualifizierten Frauenerwerbstätigkeit hat das beruflich bedingte Pendeln zwischen einem Haupt- und Zweitwohnsitz in westlichen Industrieländern wie Deutschland an Bedeutung gewonnen. Die wenigen Studien über diese Art multilokaler Lebensführung beziehen sich nahezu vollständig auf Pendler/innen („Shuttles“) in Paar- bzw. Familienhaushalten. Der Artikel verfolgt das Ziel, erstens, Merkmale und Entstehungskontexte von berufsbedingten multilokalen Haushaltsorganisationen im Allgemeinen zu untersuchen und damit einen Beitrag zur aktuellen Diskussion über die Ausprägungen und Ursachen dieses gegenwärtig bedeutenden Phänomens zu leisten. Zweitens wird die multilokale Lebensform mit „traditionellen“ Fernwandernden verglichen, um Erkenntnisse darüber zu gewinnen, wer und unter welchen Umständen das berufliche Pendeln zwischen zwei Wohnsitzen einem Umzug mit dem gesamten Haushalt vorzieht. Der Beitrag bezieht sich auf Daten einer Primärerhebung, in der eine Zufallsstichprobe von Personen aus dem Einwohnermelderegister von vier deutschen Metropolen gezogen wurde. Die Grundgesamtheit ist auf Individuen mit spezifischen Merkmalen (Zuwandernde zwischen 25 bis 59 Jahren) begrenzt. Die Ergebnisse der standardisierten postalischen Befragung wurden durch qualitative Telefoninterviews mit ausgewählten Shuttles vertieft. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass es sich bei Shuttles um eine heterogene Gruppe handelt. Das Leben in einer Partnerschaft und die damit verbundenen sozialen Bindungen spielen für multilokale Haushaltsorganisationen eine entscheidende Rolle. Unter den männlichen Pendlern kann eine Gruppe junger, lediger und meist kinderloser Männer und eine Gruppe älterer, verheirateter Pendler mit Kindern im Haushalt identifiziert werden. Die große Mehrheit der weiblichen Shuttles lebt dagegen kinderlos. Weil Männer auch in einer Lebensgemeinschaft mit Kind zwischen zwei Wohnsitzen pendeln, haben sie signifikant öfter als Frauen einen berufsbedingten Zweitwohnsitz. Spätmoderne Ausprägungen beruflich bedingter multilokaler Lebensmuster sind doppelerwerbstätige Haushalte für männliche Pendler und hohe berufliche Stellungen für Pendlerinnen. Das Pendeln zwischen zwei Wohnsitzen ist einerseits mit dem Berufseinstieg eng verbunden und spielt andererseits auch in einer späteren Berufsphase für eine zum Teil länger andauernde Periode eine bedeutende Rolle. Es ist anzunehmen, dass die Bedeutungszunahme befristeter Beschäftigung zu einem Anstieg multilokaler Lebensformen in der Spätmoderne führt.
Inhalt: Against the background of the ongoing flexibilisation of labour markets and a rising labour force participation of (highly) qualified women, job-related commuting between a main and secondary residence has become more important in Western capitalist countries as is the case in contemporary Germany. The limited number of recent empirical studies on this kind of multilocational living arrangement almost entirely focuses on commuters in couple/family households. The main objective of this article is, firstly, to provide data about the characteristics and formation contexts of job-related multilocational household organisations as a whole, in order to make a contribution to the discussion of the forms and causes of this currently important phenomenon. Secondly, by means of comparison analyses, the multilocational form of living is compared to the group of long-distance movers, in order to provide insights into who prefers commuting to migration with the complete household under which circumstances. The article draws on data of a field research study, which have been obtained from an individual based random sample from official registers of inhabitants of four metropolises in Germany. The sample was restricted to individuals with specific characteristics (in-movers, age 25 to 59). The fully structured postal interviews were complemented by qualitative telephone interviews with selected commuters. The results show that commuters are a heterogeneous group. Living in a partnership and the social connections established thereby play a prominent role for multilocational household organisations. Among male commuters, one can distinguish between those who are young, never married and predominantly childless, on the one hand, and a group of older married commuters with children in the household, on the other. The vast majority of female commuters, however, live childless. As men commute between two residences even if they live with a family, they significantly more often have a job-related secondary residence than women. Late modern characteristics of job-related multilocational living arrangements are dual earner households for male commuters and high occupational positions for female commuters. The commuting between two accommodations is strongly connected to the career entry, on the one hand, and is also important in a later occupational career phase as a partly longer-lasting period, on the other hand. It may be suggested that the rise of fix-term employment will further increase the importance of multilocational living arrangements in Late Modernity.