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Voluntary childlessness in the Netherlands
Alternative Lifestyles, 1980Until recently, Holland has had a high birth rate and a low employment rate for married women when compared with other industrialized countries. This high rate, together with (since 1920) the lowest death rate in Northwestern Europe, has constituted a bona fide “demographic anomaly.” Nevertheless, the picture is now changing rapidly.
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Alternative Lifestyles, 1978
This research compares a nonprobability, precision-matched sample of 27 female undergraduates wishing to remain childless with 27 female undergraduates desiring to have children. The purpose was to test 8 hypotheses in an effort to explain the desire for a childless lifestyle at a relatively early age.
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This research compares a nonprobability, precision-matched sample of 27 female undergraduates wishing to remain childless with 27 female undergraduates desiring to have children. The purpose was to test 8 hypotheses in an effort to explain the desire for a childless lifestyle at a relatively early age.
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Correlates of voluntary childlessness in a select population
Social Biology, 1971(1971). Correlates of voluntary childlessness in a select population. Social Biology: Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 277-284.
S O, Gustavus, J R, Henley
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Social and Emotional Aspects of Voluntary Childlessness in Vasectomized Childless Men
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1981SummaryResponses of 44 vasectomized voluntarily childless men and 51 vasectomized fathers were compared on the California Psychological Inventory, the Bowerman Scale of Marital Satisfaction and a questionnaire. The childless felt negatively stereotyped, but there were no differences between the parents and childless on marital satisfaction, reported ...
R H, Magarick, R A, Brown
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Voluntary childlessness in a society reluctant to change
Sociology Compass, 2022Abstract Voluntary childlessness constitutes a social and generational rupture from tradition and culture, with significant effects on the reproduction of the so‐called life and family cycle. This study aims at understanding the reasons why people decide to remain childless and the social pressures that this decision generates.
Hector Mauricio Rojas Betancur +2 more
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Attitudes Toward Immigration in Europe. Understanding the Links Between Pronatalism and Voluntary Childlessness [PDF]
International Journal of SociologyMany European societies follow pronatalist family policies; nevertheless, in all countries, the total fertility rate is below replacement level and the rate of childless people is growing.
Ivett Szalma, Marieke Heers
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Orientations Towards Voluntary Childlessness
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1983SummaryThis paper reports on a study of decision-making among voluntarily childless couples that was conducted in Britain. The discussion is based on evidence from an intensive interview survey with 38 childless husbands and wives. Four main orientations towards childlessness have been delineated, hedonistic, idealistic, emotional and practical.
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Voluntary Childlessness in the 1980s
Marriage & Family Review, 1982During the period 1960 to 1975 the US experienced a steady increase in the number of childless couples; since 1976 however and continuing to 1979 the rate has consistently declined and it is thought that this indicates the beginning of a downward trend. This prediction is based on the 20-24 age group the most important category in terms of present and
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Voluntary childlessness and contraception: problems and practices
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1982SummaryThe attitudes of 38 voluntarily childless husbands and wives towards contraception were studied. The couples used a range of birth control methods, the most popular being the pill. Although sterilization appears to be the optimal method of contraception for couples who do not want children, several disincentives to it were mentioned.
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Estimating voluntary and involuntary childlessness in the developing countries
Journal of Biosocial Science, 1983SummaryThis paper examines rates of marital childlessness in the developing countries of the world and separates them into voluntary, involuntary and related components through a decision-tree model based on fecundity, contraceptive behaviour, pregnancy status, age, years married, and other variables.
D L, Poston +3 more
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