03046nam 22006494a 450 991082397350332120200520144314.01-135-61217-X1-282-32661-997866123266151-4106-1285-6(CKB)1000000000244705(EBL)237116(OCoLC)475945927(SSID)ssj0000210679(PQKBManifestationID)11201909(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000210679(PQKBWorkID)10292160(PQKB)10304138(MiAaPQ)EBC237116(Au-PeEL)EBL237116(CaPaEBR)ebr10106623(CaONFJC)MIL232661(OCoLC)936907637(EXLCZ)99100000000024470520041101d2005 uy 0engurun#---auuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe new population problem why families in developed countries are shrinking and what it means /edited by Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter1st ed.Mahwah, N.J. Lawrence Erlbaum Asociates20051 online resource (275 pages)The Penn State University family issues symposia seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8058-4979-3 0-8058-4978-5 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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?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 AmericaPenn State University family issues symposia series.Family sizeDeveloped countriesCongressesFertility, HumanDeveloped countriesCongressesFamily sizeFertility, Human304.6/3Booth Alan1935-1617506Crouter Ann C1617505MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823973503321The new population problem4093737UNINA