title: Couple formation and fertility outside marriage in Great Britain: differences and similarities with the French situation.
abstract: "In this paper, we shall attempt to give a detailed presentation of the recent evolution of the mechanisms of family formation in Great Britain. Basing our investigations on an original use of retrospective longitudinal data, we shall, in effect, explore the changes in the behaviours of successive generations and, as far as possible, relate these to comparable data on the French situation. This study aims at a more specific analysis of the respective evolutions in the two countries in order to show how, despite similarities in trends, these evolutions remain profoundly marked by their own socio-political and cultural traits. This will also bring to light the differences and similarities between France and Great Britain in family formation and, more specifically, in the evolution of extra-marital births and cohabitation."
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lelievre
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005298:Fertility; D005602:France; D007086:Illegitimacy; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008393:Marriage; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012940:Social Problems; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Comparative Studies; Consensual Union; Cross-cultural Comparisons; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Europe; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Fertility; France; Illegitimacy; Longitudinal Studies; Mediterranean Countries; Northern Europe; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Retrospective Studies; Social Problems; Studies; United Kingdom; Western Europe