TY - BOOK ID - 7616405 TI - Social Networks and Family Formation Processes : Young Adults’ Decision Making About Parenthood PY - 2011 SN - 3531177842 3531931733 PB - Wiesbaden : VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften : Imprint: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, DB - UniCat KW - Attribution (Social psychology). KW - Interpersonal relations. KW - Social interaction -- Economic aspects. KW - Social norms. KW - Sociology & Social History KW - Social Sciences KW - Social Change KW - Parenthood KW - Decision making KW - Fertility, Human KW - Young adults KW - Interpersonal relations in young adults KW - Social networks KW - Young people KW - Young persons KW - Human fertility KW - Natality KW - Deciding KW - Decision (Psychology) KW - Decision analysis KW - Decision processes KW - Making decisions KW - Management KW - Management decisions KW - Social sciences. KW - Sociology. KW - Social groups. KW - Family. KW - Youth. KW - Social Sciences. KW - Sociology of Familiy, Youth and Aging. KW - Social Sciences, general. KW - Sociology, general. KW - Adulthood KW - Youth KW - Demography KW - Human reproduction KW - Infertility KW - Choice (Psychology) KW - Problem solving KW - Families KW - Psychology KW - Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging. KW - Behavioral sciences KW - Human sciences KW - Sciences, Social KW - Social science KW - Social studies KW - Civilization KW - Social theory KW - Social sciences KW - Family KW - Family life KW - Family relationships KW - Family structure KW - Relationships, Family KW - Structure, Family KW - Social institutions KW - Birth order KW - Domestic relations KW - Home KW - Households KW - Kinship KW - Marriage KW - Matriarchy KW - Patriarchy KW - Association KW - Group dynamics KW - Groups, Social KW - Associations, institutions, etc. KW - Social participation KW - Social aspects KW - Social conditions UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7616405 AB - How do young adults decide to become parents or to remain childless? Is this an individual choice, a couple’s decision or are there other social influences involved, such as social networks? Using a mixed-methods design, Sylvia Keim combines problem-centred interviews and network data collected among young adults in western Germany. The author shows that personal relations strongly influence the perceptions, attitudes, and plans individuals express concerning parenthood. She identifies basic mechanisms and channels of social influence as well as relevant network structures. This book is valuable reading for academics, students, and policy makers interested in family research, the network perspective, and mixed-methods research. ER -