Abstract
Abstract Italy has a unique profile in demographic and family trends, and marriage is virtually the exclusive modality when starting a new family among young adults. Departing from this cultural model, the article distinguishes three paths of family formation, based on the concepts of “life careers” and “life planning”: The model of an “unplanned” child; the “child‐oriented marriage” and the “couple‐oriented marriage”. It further examines the meanings the interviewed Emilian couples attach to each of these paths. It is argued that the specific profile of modernization in the Italian family takes place mainly “within marriage”, and less so “from marriage”, through the diffusion of alternative household formations to marriage. This profile can be understood by reference to the role that the family plays in the Italian economy and welfare state.
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