Research Paper CPC Briefing Papers 44

UK second generation young adults’ expectations for living together, marriage and parenthood

Authors

Editors

Teresa McGowan

Publication date

Nov 2018

Summary

Do current adolescents’ cohabitation, marriage and parenthood expectations differ by ethnic group? Are differences similar for men and women? Are ethnic differences mediated by individual or parental socio-economic characteristics? This research explores whether family transitions among descendants of post second-world-war immigrants are converging towards those of white British young adults. We do this by examining 16-21 year-olds expectations about living together, marriage and parenthood collected in the Understanding Society household survey.

Subjects

Demography, Migration, Young People, Households, Family Formation And Dissolution, and Ethnic Groups

Links

http://www.cpc.ac.uk/docs/BP44_UK_second_generation_young_adults_expectations_for_living_together_marriage_and_parenthood.pdf

Related publications

1. Expectations for family transitions in young adulthood among the UK second generation

   Ann Berrington

   Journal Article, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies - 2020
   1. Demography
   2. Migration
   3. Young People
   4. Households
   5. Family Formation And Dissolution
   6. Ethnic Groups

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