Diverging Destinies: The Japanese Case
“Diverging Destinies”: A Review of the ResearchIntroduction“Diverging Destinies” as Part of the Second Demographic TransitionImplications of Differential Family ChangePosited ExplanationsGenerality and Variation Across Time and SpaceSummaryThe Japanese Context and Existing Empirical EvidenceIntroductionReasons not to Expect a Pattern of Diverging Destinies in JapanHomogenous Family Life CourseContraceptive EnvironmentGender Division of LaborReasons to Expect a Pattern of Diverging Destinies in JapanPublic PolicyChanging Employment EnvironmentGrowing InequalityTrends in Educational AttainmentEmpirical EvidenceUnion Formation and DissolutionMarriage TimingEducational Assortative MatingCohabitationDivorceSingle-Mother FamiliesChildbearingAge at First BirthNonmarital ChildbearingStepfamily FertilityMother’s EmploymentSynthesis of Existing ResearchUnion Formation and DissolutionIntroductionThe National Fertility SurveyEarly MarriageHusband’s Educational AttainmentCohabitationDivorceChildbearing and Maternal EmploymentIntroductionEarly ChildbearingNonmarital ChildbearingBridal PregnancyMaternal EmploymentDiscussion