№ 588, April 2021

Parents’ attitudes to their children’s partner choice: a century of change
Milan Bouchet-Valat, Sebastien Grobon

The influence of family on children’s partner choice has been declining since the beginning of the 20th century, leading first to more frequent parental disagreement from 1920 to 1970, then to growing tolerance. Love marriage has risen, and mutual attraction has taken precedence over social status. Partner searches have expanded outside the neighbourhood and family sphere, and parents have become increasingly tolerant of partners from other social backgrounds.

https://www.ined.fr/fichier/s_rubrique/31303/588.partner.choice.parents.population.societies.april.2021.en.pdf

№ 589, May 2021

Neighbourliness in France: an enduring-and selective-practice
Jean-Yves Authier, Joanie Cayouette-Rembliere

Neighbour relations appear to have changed very little over the last 3 decades. But we do not all interact with our neighbours in the same way or with all neighbours alike. Neighbourliness increases with educational level and income. Relations are most frequent among those aged 30–44 and among homeowners and families with children. They are more pronounced in bourgeois and gentrified areas and in rural municipalities.

https://www.ined.fr/fichier/s_rubrique/31437/589.population.societies.may.2021.neighbourliness.en.pdf

№ 590, June 2021

Is young adult excess mortality a natural phenomenon?
Adrien Remund, Carlo Giovanni Camarda, Tim Riffe

A temporary increase in the risk of dying during adolescence and early adulthood has been observed in many populations, but no clear explanation for the phenomenon has yet been found. Several recent studies have shed new light on the question, revealing that this excess mortality is not historically universal, tends to mainly affect males, and is largely attributable to violent and accidental deaths.

https://www.ined.fr/fichier/s_rubrique/31532/590.population.societies.june.2021.young.adults.excess.mortality.en.pdf

№ 591, June 2021

Immigrants in rural France: small numbers but increasingly diverse origins
Julie Fromentin, Pierre Pistre

In metropolitan France, immigrants or foreigners have represented a constant, albeit small (4.3% and 2.5%, respectively) share of the rural population since the 1970s. While most live close to international borders, in western France, or close to large or medium-sized cities, their spatial distribution is increasingly uniform across all regions of France. Most immigrants are from Southern, Western, and Northern Europe and from North Africa; these two groups differ notably in household size, with Europeans tending to live in smaller households. But inflows from other countries have increased, leading to a slow rise in the numbers of rural immigrants and foreigners and a diversification of origins since the 1990s at least.

https://www.ined.fr/fichier/s_rubrique/31713/591.population.societies.june.2021.immigration.country.en.pdf

№ 592, August 2021

Prevalence of violence against girls in Reunion Island
Stephanie Condon, Sandrine Dauphin, Justine Dupuis, l'equipe Virage dans les Outre-mer

In Reunion Island, according to the VIRAGE survey conducted in three French overseas departments, 30% of women and 25% of men reported experience of violence before age 18 in different spheres of their life (school, leisure, friends, family, immediate social circle). These roportions are much higher than in mainland France. Within the family, women reported more exposure than men to violence of all kinds (psychological, physical, sexual). Most sexual abusers of girls under age 18 are men in the extended family or the family’s immediate social circle.

https://www.ined.fr/fichier/s_rubrique/31918/population.and.societies.592.august.2021.violence.against.girls.reunion.island.en.pdf

№ 593, October 2021

Assisted human reproduction outside the French legal and medical framework:issues and challenges
Virginie Rozee, Elise de La Rochebrochard

The French bioethics law was amended in 2021 to take account of medical and societal advances, notably regarding medically assisted reproduction (MAR). One of its aims is to limit use of MAR outside the legal and medical framework. French legislation nonetheless remains restrictive compared with other European countries, so the practice is liable to continue. To shed light on the current situation and anticipate future developments, INED is launching the Outside-ART survey to study the diverse range of assisted reproductive experiences and practices.

https://www.ined.fr/fichier/s_rubrique/32124/593.pma.outof.france.eng.en.pdf