Population and Family in the Low Countries 1994, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1995 Selected Current Issues European Studies of Population Series, Vol. 2

EDITORS NIDI, P.O. Box 11650, 2502 AR The Hague, The Netherlands CBGS, Markiesstraat 1, 1000 Brussels, Belgium This volume is the tenth edition in the series "Population and Family in the Low Countries". It is published by the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demo­ graphic Institute (NIDI, The Hague) together with the Flemish Population and Family Study Centre (CBGS, Brussels), with the purpose to inform an international audience on results of demographic research in Belgium and the Netherlands. The series started in 1976. From 1991 on, it is published annually. The current edition includes seven articles reflecting a selection of current research issues in the Low Countries. With permission of the Dutch and Belgian Governments the national reports submitted to the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (Cai'ro) are also included in this volume. They provide up to date information on the official views at present of the Dutch and Belgian Government on demographic trends and population policy issues.

Preface. Living arrangements, socio-economic position, and values among young adults: A pattern description for Belgium, France, the Netherlands and West Germany, 1990; R. Lesthaeghe, G. Moors. Standardization and individualization: The transition from youth to adulthood among cohorts born between 1903 and 1965; A.C. Liefbroer, J. de Jong Gierveld. Family life cycle and employment in Flanders: Results from NEGO V (1991); M. Callens. Eugenics and the mental health movement in the Netherlands 1930--1960; J. Noordman. Population forecasting in the Netherlands between the two World Wars; H.A. de Gans. Sex education in Flanders: Data about the perspective of students, teachers, and experts; I. de Bourdeaudhuij, A. Geeraert, P. van Oost. Demographic trends in Russia; F. Willekens, S. Scherbov. International Conference on Population and Development 1994: National report submitted by Belgian Government. International Conference on Population and Development 1994: National report submitted by Netherlands Government.