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Acknowledgements
Thisbookisaslightlyrevisedversionofmydoctoraldissertationthatwas
successfullydefendedon30thOctober2009attheFacultyofEconomicandSo-
cialSciencesofRostockUniversity.Mydissertationwasbornanddevelopedas
apartoftheresearchagendaoftheIndependentResearchGroupontheCulture
ofReproductionattheMaxPlanckInstituteforDemographicResearch.There-
fore,firstandforemost,IwouldliketothankProfessorLauraBernardi,thehead
ofthegroupandmytutor,andProfessorJanHoem,thedirectoroftheInstitute,
fortheirconfidenceinmefromtheverybeginning.Theywelcomedmeatthe
Instituteandsupportedmeateachandeverystepalongtheway.Theygaveme
anopportunitytolearnanddevelopinahighlystimulating,butalsothemost
friendlyworkingenvironment.
LaurawasthebesttutorIcouldhavewishedfor:demanding,butinspiring,
alwaysfullofenergyandideas,opentodiscussionandconstructiveinhercom-
ments.Iwillbeeternallygratefulforeverythingshehastaughtme.
IamextremelygratefultoProfessorHeikeTrappe,whowelcomedmeand
myresearchattheUniversityofRostock.Herkindadviceandsupportallowed
metoimprovemyworksubstantiallyandgavemelotsofmotivationtonishit.
IwouldalsoliketoexpressmygratitudetotheInstituteofStatisticsandDe-
mographyatWarsawSchoolofEconomics,withwhichIcooperatedforthema-
jorpartofmyworkonthedissertation:toProfessorEwaFrątczak,whogaveme
anopportunitytostartthiscooperationandwhoreviewedmyworkinitsearly
stages;toProfessorJaninaźwiak,whowasalwaysverysupportiveofmyre-
searchandwhopersonallysignedabout300letterssentouttorecruittherespon-
dentsformystudy;andtoProfessorIrenaE.Kotowska,whocontinuouslyen-
couragedmeinmyscientificefforts.
IwouldalsoliketoacknowledgeAcxiomPolandLtd.,and,inparticular,Ka-
milRakocy:Iamgratefulformakingitpossibleformetousethecompanyda-
tabaseinordertofindtherespondentsformystudy.
IamextremelygratefultomanydistinguishedscholarsIhadthepleasureof
interactingwithinrecentyears;theyhaveinfluencedmyworkgreatly.Atthe
MaxPlanckInstitute,IwouldliketothankGerdaNeyerforallherencourage-
ment,positiveenergyandsupport;GunnarAnderssonforhisconfidenceinmy
abilities;ChristophBühlerforaninterestingtalksonsocialnorms;HeinerMaier