Fertility and Family

Robust changes are occurring in family structures in modern societies. Postponing motherhood, lower number of children, less weddings and increasing number of divorces, and the increasing number of children with non-married parents, highly contribute to these situation. Our team pursuits to evaluate and investigate possible changes in family dynamics and interpret them accordingly with actual family policies, focusing essentially in the Portuguese case, but also making comparisons with other European countries if pertinent. The life-course perspective is also investigated by analyzing spaces between births and evaluating possible significant variables that contribute to the decision of don’t become a parent.