DYNAMICS OF VALUES IN FERTILITY CHANGE by Richard Leete (Editor) ( 9780198294399 )

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DYNAMICS OF VALUES IN FERTILITY CHANGE

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Richard Leete (Editor)

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 April, 1999

Series:

International Studies in Demography

Pages:

394

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The `Fertility Transition': the move from large extended families towards the nuclear family already prevalent in the West, is one of the most notable demographic trends of the 20th Century. By taking a wide variety of theoretical approaches and combining them with highly focused empirical studies, this volume investigates, explains, and analyses the impact that changing cultural and moral beliefs have had on fertility practice. The contributors study both developedand developing countries, creating a picture of the global situation, while introductory and concluding chapters pick up the major themes and discuss their implications.

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The global transformation in the number of children women bear has been one of the most remarkable changes in social behaviour in the twentieth century. The search for explanations of the causes in childbearing behaviour, and particularly in the values attached to children, remains a central research preoccupation of population scientists. This book explores the dimensions of values identified as significant in their impact on fertility decisions. It offers a range of perspectives on a mosaic of values perceived to be of importance in influencing the bearing and caring of children. The book examines the macro and micro theories of the value of children, and considers the multi-dimensional nature of value change. The chapters explore the nature of the mechanisms by which value change may serve to reinforce or promote the ideational essence of change and the impact of pressures for change. It is observed that gender, religion, and culture, all function as complementary lenses through which the necessity of value maintenance or modification is viewed. The book concludes that fertility behaviour is value-driven, but that fertility change is not necessarily driven by value change.The values of most significance to fertility are more fundamental and general values, rather than explicit 'fertility values'.

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