’Many life plans have changed’

Between 1960 and 2020, people’s life plans - and also, as a result, the co
Between 1960 and 2020, people’s life plans - and also, as a result, the courses their lives took - underwent profound changes. This transformation had, and is still having, effects on important demographic indicators such as marriage rates and birth rates. © WWU - gucc
Between 1960 and 2020, people's life plans - and also, as a result, the courses their lives took - underwent profound changes. This transformation had, and is still having, effects on important demographic indicators such as marriage rates and birth rates. WWU - gucc Between 1960 and 2020, people's life plans - and also, as a result, the courses their lives took - underwent profound changes. This transformation had, and is still having, effects on important demographic indicators such as marriage rates and birth rates. The 1950s are seen as a golden age for marriages. The aim which an overwhelming majority of young people had was to get married and have children. Around 1960, the marriage rate achieved an all-time high of ten per thousand, which was accompanied by a high birth rate - which we still see as the last baby boom.
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