Here is a comprehensive and hugely important treatment of the topic of
gender and demographic behaviour. It covers a lot of ground, from the
age at first intercourse, through union formation and dissolution, to
subjects such as fertility, migration, and ageing. It also examines in
detail excess male mortality and provides a comparison of
gender-specific behaviour and its determinants. It reports new findings
of empirical research, mostly based on data from a number of European
countries, making good use of Family and Fertility surveys and other
international databases.