Screen LibraryDecisions to have children in late 20th and early 21st Century Australia a qualitative analysis /
This book explores the process of decision-making around having children in a sample of 115 men, women and couples for whom family formation was a recent past, current or imminent future issue. The discussion is initially focused on the extent to which parenthood was contemplated in late adolescence...
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| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerBriefs in population studies. |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6079-0 |
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This book explores the process of decision-making around having children in a sample of 115 men, women and couples for whom family formation was a recent past, current or imminent future issue. The discussion is initially focused on the extent to which parenthood was contemplated in late adolescence and during the relationship formation/courtship process, and the process by which family sizes are determined. Decision-making associated with having first, second, third and fourth children is then examined in chapters entitled The First Child; The 'Obligatory' Second Child; The Discretionary Thir |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (v, 41 p.) |
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9789400760790 (electronic bk.) 9400760795 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | HQ766 |
| CLC: | D761.181 |
| Contents: | Decisions to Have Children in Late 20th and Early 21st Century Australia; Introduction; Explicit and Implicit Decision-Making; Context: Delayed Childbearing; The Qualitative Data; Contemplating Families; Early Thought About Having Children; Discussion of Children During Courtship; Determining Family Size; How Meaningful are Early 'Expected' Family Sizes?; The Process; The First Child; The 'Obligatory' Second Child; The Discretionary Third Child; Fourth Children: Negative Reactions, Practical Issues; Discussion. |