PARENT | Procriação e Parentalidade em contexto de baixa fecundidade, mudança familiar e crise económica

[PTDC/SOC-SOC/29367/2017]

Description: 

This research project is concerned with the impact of the economic crisis and new parenting values on the childbearing perspectives and outcomes of young adults in Portugal.

The objectives of this research project are: to grasp the impact of the economic crisis and family change on the childbearing perspectives, decisions and outcomes of two cohort groups (1970-74; 1980-84); to understand how differing social structural contexts are shaping childbearing and parenting in the two cohort groups; and to promote debate and public understanding of these issues by policy actors, stakeholders and families.

The project is designed around 9 tasks: 1) Literature Review and Research Tools; 2) Demographic Analysis; 3) Secondary data analysis of Socioeconomic and Family Trends; 4) Mapping policy developments; 5) In-depth interviews; 6) Focus groups; 7) Content analysis; 8) Critical debate and Final Reporting; 9) Project Management and Dissemination of research findings.

CIDEHUS Researchers:  Maria Filomena Mendes

Funding source:  Portugal 2020/ SAICT

Partners: ICS - Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa | CIDEHUS-UÉ

Duration:  2018-2021