Decisions to Have Children in Late 20th and Early 21st Century Australia A Qualitative Analysis /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Carmichael, Gordon (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies,
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Demography.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Social Sciences.; Family.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Abstract
• 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
• Acknowledgements
• References .