[Transitions to adulthood among Spanish cohorts in 1940, 1950, and 1960]

Genus. 1998 Jul-Dec;54(3-4):233-63.
[Article in French]

Abstract

PIP: "The article examines some intercohort changes in the passage from adolescence to adulthood. Data [are] from the 1991 Spanish Sociodemographic survey.... Results show an increase in the age at finishing school and first job through cohorts, accompanied by a trend towards convergence in behaviour of males and females. Family transitions show an earlier timing and a more heterogeneous sequencing among 1940 and 1950 cohorts, while a postponement and more uniformity in the order of transitions is observed in the 1960 cohort. These differentials between birth-cohorts are interpreted as forming part of a process of individualization." (EXCERPT)

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cohort Studies*
  • Demography
  • Developed Countries
  • Economics
  • Education*
  • Employment*
  • Europe
  • Family
  • Family Characteristics
  • Life Cycle Stages*
  • Population
  • Population Characteristics
  • Research
  • Sex Factors*
  • Spain