Different experiences of children living in two-parent and single-parent families: Comparing generations born in the 1950s-1980s in Russia and in France

Elena Churilova () and Sergei Zakharov
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Elena Churilova: HSE University, Moscow, Russia

Population and Economics, 2023, vol. 7, issue 4, 24-38

Abstract: This paper examines the life-time measures and trends of children's experiences in single-parent and two-parent families in Russia and France, within the context of generations. The study was conducted using two panel waves of GGS-Russia (2004, 2007) and GGS-France (2005, 2008). The results indicate that despite the Second Demographic Transition starting later in Russia than in France, and with approximately equal proportions of children born to single mothers, Russian children born in intact families are more likely to live in single-parent families later in life than French children. However, children born outside of a union in Russia have an advantage over French children in terms of their experiences and time spent living in two-parent families. The study of intergenerational dynamics reveals an obvious trend in Russia of an increase, from generation to generation, in the time such children spend living in two-parent families, while the same indicator in France has remained practically stable.

Keywords: Russia; France; children; life; course; single-parent; family; single-parenthood; two-parent; family; international; Generations; and; Gender; Programme; Generations; and; Gender; Sample; Surveys (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J11 J12 J13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.3897/popecon.7.e114980

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