title: The effects of social capital and social pressure on the intention to have a second or third child in France, Germany, and Bulgaria, 2004-05.
abstract: This study investigates the importance of the effect of an individual's web of informal relationships with family and peers on the intention to have a second or third child. Drawing on sociological theories of social capital (help with childcare, emotional support) and social pressure, the study extends existing research by evaluating cross-national differences (between France, Germany, and Bulgaria) in the impact of personal network and institutional circumstances. It tests a non-linear relationship between social capital and fertility intentions. Social pressure and social capital are highly institutionally filtered, with the impact of personal network stronger where institutions are less family-supportive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology/ICS, University of Groningen, Grote Rozenstraat 31, 9712 Groningen, the Netherlands. n.f.g.balbo@rug.nl
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Balbo
authors.forename: Melinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mills
mesh_terms: D001722:Birth Order; D002031:Bulgaria; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005602:France; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D036801:Parturition / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors