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

• Pubblicazione: Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Asociates, 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (275 pages)
• Disciplina: 304.6/3
• Soggetto topico: Family size - Developed countries; Fertility, Human - Developed countries
• Altri autori: BoothAlan <1935-> CrouterAnn C
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The new population problem
• ISBN: 1-135-61217-X; 1-282-32661-9; 9786612326615; 1-4106-1285-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823973503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Penn State University family issues symposia series.