International program of «Generation and Gender» in Belarus

Authors

  • Olga V. Tereschenko Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Keywords:

Generations and Gender Program, demography transition, longitudinal study, life trajectories, event history analysis

Abstract

The paper deals with the first stage of Belarus participation in the international Generations and Gender Program, carried out in 2017. 10 000 respondents were interviewed about their families and fertility. The questionnaire, which was carried out using computer tablets, included such sections as education and living conditions of the respondent; his parents and parents’house; history of partnerships, births and upbringing of children; composition and organization of the household; relations and support systems; reproductive function; health and wellness; activity and income of the respondent and his/her partner; value orientation and life position of respondents; as well as plans for the next three years related to possibility of giving birth to (one more) child, preservation or change of marital status, and living conditions. This article discusses the main features of the survey, such as large range; longitudinal character; volume and age structure of the sample; innovativeness of methodological approaches to data analysis; combination of micro- and macro-levels; the possibility of international comparative studies allowing to solve complex tasks of determining nature and measurement rate of main demographic processes, revealing the trends of changes in Belarusian family in the postwar years.

Author Biography

  • Olga V. Tereschenko, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

    PhD (sociology), docent; professor at the department of social communication, faculty of philosophy and social sciences

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Published

2019-03-14

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No. 2 (2018): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology

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Generations and Gender

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Tereschenko, O.V. 2019. International program of «Generation and Gender» in Belarus. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology. 2 (Mar. 2019), 76–84.