Demography of marriage, partnership and birth

Pre-requisites: To successfully participate in this course knowledge of social demography, general social theory, social anthropology and foreign languages(English) are necessary along with internet access.

Course objectives: The objective of this course is for students to master basic demography characteristics on the issues of marriage and partnership; to be able to make the connection to fertility variables and understand complex determining factors for low birth rates in different settings.

Course description: The course is comprised of topics on demography and (post)modern change in marriage, partnership and birth. It is a fact that birth rates are not only currently below the required numbers for simple population reproduction (generation replacement) but that this has been a demographic trend spanning several decades in developed European countries and post-socialist countries. This trend is predicted to continue on a negative trajectory, making it imperative to turn our attention to and conduct scientific research on social change in marriage (opinions and attitudes about partnership) as well as the consequences of change on a macro level, such as: fall in marriage rates, delaying marriage, rise of single status(choosing not to marry), rise in divorce rates, single-parent and aged households, and consequently, diversification of family types and lifestyles including private family arrangements. Simultaneously, it is important to acknowledge demographically and explain phenomena in a broader socio-anthropological context such as: aging of fertility, delaying or foregoing birth and parenting.

Learning Outcomes: An understanding of complex dynamics in marriage and partnership and relevant consequences for family structure and forms, both on the level of population and in an individual life span.

Literature/Reading:

• Bobic, Mirjana (2007) Demografija i Sociologija: Veza ili sinteza? Beograd: Službeni Glasnik; str 140-145; 209-222,
• Bobić, Mirjana (2003) Brak ili/i partnerstvo; demografsko-sociološka studija, Beograd: ISI FF i Čigoja Stampa, str 7-85.
• Baletić – Wertheimer, Alica (1990/1991) “Problem determinacije posttranzicionone etape u razvoju stanovništva, Stanovništvo, br 3-4;1-2
• Blagojević, Marina (1991) Žene izvan kruga: profesija i porodica, Beograd, ISI FF (Institut za socioloska istrazivanja Filozofskog fakulteta)
• Blagojević, Marina (1997) Roditeljstvo i fertilitet: Srbija devedesetih, Beograd: Institut za sociološka istraživanja Filozofskog fakulteta, str 90-144
• Bobić, Mirjana (2004) “Transformacija braka – strategije konzerviranja i odlaganja promena u Milić Anđelka (prired) Društvena transformacija i strategije društvenih grupa:
• Bobić, Mirjana (2006) Blokirana transformacija bračnosti u Srbiji – kašnjenja ili izostanak »druge demografske tranzicije« u Tomanović, Smiljka (ur), Društvo u previranju,
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• Milić, Anđelka (1994) Žene, politika, porodica, Beograd: Institut za političke studije, str 79-166
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• Rašević, Mirjana (1999) Planiranje porodice kao stil života, Beograd: Centar za demografska istraživanja Instituta društvenih nauka, str 7-85
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• Štulhofer, Aleksandar i Kiril Miladinov (2004) «Kraj intimnosti? Suvremensot, globalizacija i ljubavne veze», Sociologija, 1, vol XLVI, januar-mart
• Tomanović, Smiljka i Suzana Ignjatović (2004) «Mladi u Tranziciji: Između porodice porekla i porodice opredeljenja» u Mihailović, S (ed) Mladi zagubljeni u tranziciji, Beograd:
• Statisticke publikacije, domaće i strane, godišnjaci, demografske statistike, godišnjaci, knjige popisa
• Strane publikacije i delovi iz zbornika i monografija za prevodjenje (po dogovoru sa nastavnikom)
• Milić, Anđelka (2001) Sociologija Porodice: Kritika i Izazovi; Beograd, Čigoja Štampa, str 113-152