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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783697103321

Titolo

The new population problem [[electronic resource] ] : why families in developed countries are shrinking and what it means / / edited by Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Asociates, 2005

ISBN

1-135-61217-X

1-282-32661-9

9786612326615

1-4106-1285-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 pages)

Collana

The Penn State University family issues symposia series

Altri autori (Persone)

BoothAlan <1935-2015.>

CrouterAnn C

Disciplina

304.6/3

Soggetti

Family size - Developed countries

Fertility, Human - Developed countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

PART I: Contemporary Patterns and Trends in U.S. Fertility: Where Have We Come From, and Where Are We Headed? -- PART II: How Do Social and Cultural Values and Attitudes Shape Fertility Patterns in the Developed World? -- PART III: How and Why Is Fertility Tied to Marriage-Or Not? -- PART IV: What Are the Long-Term Consequences of Current Fertility Trends for Individuals, Families, and Society?

Sommario/riassunto

This book is based on the presentations and discussions from a national symposium on ""Creating the Next Generation: Social, Economic, and Psychological Processes Underlying Fertility in Developed Countries,"" held at the Pennsylvania State University in 2003. The papers address some of the antecedents and consequences of the recent steep declines in fertility in developed countries from different theoretical and disciplinary angles. While fertility rates are still high in some less-developed parts of the world, the new population problem with many countries in Europe, Asia, and North America