The Same Fertility Ideals as in the Country of Origin? A Study of the Personal Ideal Family Size among Immigrant Women in Italy

The role of the personal ideal family size for international migrants has rarely been studied in the current debate on fertility and migration in the European context. It is not known to which extent the reduction of fertility observed among immigrants who settle in a country where fertility is lowe...

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Main Authors: Eleonora Mussino, Livia Elisa Ortensi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federal Institute for Population Research 2018-01-01
Series:Comparative Population Studies
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Online Access:http://www.comparativepopulationstudies.de/index.php/CPoS/article/view/309