Religion and fertility ideals, intentions and behaviour: A comparative study of European countries

European demographers rarely study religion as a determinant of contemporary demographic behaviour. One reason could be the secularisation observed in European countries, implying that the effect of religiosity has been diminishing. This paper aims to show that religion can have an important impact...

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Main Authors: Dimiter Philipov, Caroline Berghammer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Austrian Academy of Sciences Press 2007-12-01
Series:Vienna Yearbook of Population Research
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Online Access:http://www.oeaw.ac.at/vid/publications/VYPR2007/Yearbook2007_Philipov-Berghammer_pp271-305.pdf