Social differentials in the partnership trajectories of childless women in India

India has undergone a dynamic demographic transition resulting in relatively low fertility. In this context, one would expect that the population of childless women has recently become more heterogeneous. In particular, one would suspect a process of polarisation with a growing distinction between w...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Sadeghi, Rojin, Oris, Michel, Studer, Matthias
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/392873
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/392873
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Childlessness
India
Life course
Social norms
Sequence analysis
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Sumario:India has undergone a dynamic demographic transition resulting in relatively low fertility. In this context, one would expect that the population of childless women has recently become more heterogeneous. In particular, one would suspect a process of polarisation with a growing distinction between women who are unable to give birth and women who forgo motherhood for one reason or another.