Diffusion of cohabitation in Poland
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Dec 10, 2010
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Cohabitation, cohabitation diffusion, first union formation, methodological triangulation
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This paper attempts to establish the stage Poland has reached in the process of cohabitation diffusion, referring to the theoretical model of the process developed in demographic literature. Offi cial statistics suggest that Poland is still in the fi rst stage of cohabitation diffusion; however, our in-depth study of the process of fi rst union formation challenges this view. We investigated cohabitation from a lifecourse perspective and analysed the meanings which are attached to this form of living arrangement. The results clearly indicate that Poland has already entered the second stage of cohabitation diffusion. We reached this conclusion on the basis of quantitative and qualitative data. This mixed-method approach allowed us to obtain empirical evidence from different sources and hence to formulate our conclusions with higher certainty (methodological triangulation).
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Mynarska, M., & Matysiak, A. (2010). Diffusion of cohabitation in Poland. Studia Demograficzne, ((157-158), 11–26. Retrieved from https://econjournals.sgh.waw.pl/SD/article/view/2583
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[5] CSO, 2003, Population. State and demographic-social structure. National Census 2002, Central Statistical Office, Warsaw.
[6] Denzin N.K., Lincoln Y.S., 2000, Introduction: The discipline and practice of qualitative research, [in:] N.K. Denzin, Y.S. Lincoln (Eds.) Handbook of Qualitative Research, 2nd edition, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA.
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[19] Koytcheva E., Philipov D., 2008, Bulgaria: Ethnic differentials in rapidly declining fertility. „Demographic Research”, vol. 19, article 13: 361-402.
[20] Kwak A., 2005, Rodzina w dobie przemian. Małżeństwo i kohabitacja (Family in the Age of Change. Marriage and Cohabitation), Wydawnictwo Akademickie „Żak”, Warsaw.
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[23] Matysiak A., 2009, Is Poland really „immune” to the spread of cohabitation? „Demographic Research”, vol. 21, article 8: 215-234.
[24] Maxwell J., 1996, Qualitative research design. An interactive approach, Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks – London – New Delhi.
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