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Second Birth Transition

The "Second Birth Transition" is a demographic theory that identifies and explains the shift toward a decline in the propensity to have a second child, distinguishing it from broader fertility reductions by focusing specifically on the behavioral and structural drivers inhibiting progression to two or more children within developed societies undergoing sustained low fertility.

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Diverging destinies: How children are faring under the second demographic transition

Sara McLanahan · Demography · 2004 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Overview Chapter 6: The diverse faces of the Second Demographic Transition in Europe

Tomáš Sobotka · Demographic Research · 2008 · 452 citations · Full text

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A Multilevel Analysis of Child Care and Women's Fertility Decisions in Western Germany

Karsten Hank, Michaela Kreyenfeld · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 2003 · 281 citations · Full text

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Gendering fertility: Second births in Sweden and Hungary

Lívia Sz. Oláh · Population Research and Policy Review · 2003 · 264 citations

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The Idea of a Second Demographic Transition in Industrialized Countries

Dirk J. van de Kaa · 2002 · 249 citations

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Authors

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  1. MK
    Michaela Kreyenfeld

    Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany

    4 publications · 593 citations

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  2. KH
    Karsten Hank

    University of Cologne, Germany

    4 publications · 428 citations

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  3. JV
    Jan Van Bavel

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    3 publications · 111 citations

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  4. LB
    Laura Bernardi

    University of Lausanne, Switzerland

    2 publications · 126 citations

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  5. TP
    Theodore P. Gerber

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    2 publications · 185 citations

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  1. Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

    Rostock, Germany

    8 h-index

    8 publications

    885 citations

  2. Stockholm University

    Stockholm, Sweden

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    206 citations

  3. John Brown University

    Siloam Springs, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    517 citations

  4. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    1.8K citations

  5. Vienna Institute of Demography

    Vienna, Austria

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    496 citations

  6. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    173 citations

  7. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    76 citations

  8. University of Mannheim

    Mannheim, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    313 citations

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  1. Demographic Research

    12 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. Asian Population Studies

    5 publications · 159 citations

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  4. Demography

    5 publications · 2K citations

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  5. Advances in Life Course Research

    4 publications · 170 citations

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