Declining fertility: Intentions, attitudes and aspirations
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Mitchell, Deborah; Gray, Edith
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The decline in fertility rates across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations has been the subject of considerable debate over the past decade. The sudden decline in fertility following the post-war baby boom is viewed by some as a return to long-run trends, while others attribute the fall to decline in government financial support for families and changing social attitudes, career and lifestyle aspirations. This article explores a range of attitudes and aspirations...[Show more]
dc.contributor.author | Mitchell, Deborah | |
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dc.contributor.author | Gray, Edith | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-12-08T22:23:04Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1440-7833 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/32714 | |
dc.description.abstract | The decline in fertility rates across Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) nations has been the subject of considerable debate over the past decade. The sudden decline in fertility following the post-war baby boom is viewed by some as a return to long-run trends, while others attribute the fall to decline in government financial support for families and changing social attitudes, career and lifestyle aspirations. This article explores a range of attitudes and aspirations reported by a group of childless respondents to the Negotiating the Life Course survey to establish whether these attitudes/aspirations vary with their stated fertility expectations. Using responses to 20 questions that cover gender role attitudes, the importance of children, and career and lifestyle aspirations, we find some significant differences between those who do and those who do not want to have a child. We further investigate respondents' fertility expectations three years on, and find that fertility expectations are not stable. | |
dc.publisher | Sage Publications Inc | |
dc.source | Journal of Sociology | |
dc.subject | Keywords: Family policy; Fertility; Gender roles; Life-course | |
dc.title | Declining fertility: Intentions, attitudes and aspirations | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
local.description.notes | Imported from ARIES | |
local.identifier.citationvolume | 43 | |
dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
local.identifier.absfor | 160302 - Fertility | |
local.identifier.ariespublication | u9406909xPUB94 | |
local.type.status | Published Version | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Mitchell, Deborah, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU | |
local.contributor.affiliation | Gray, Edith, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU | |
local.description.embargo | 2037-12-31 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.issue | 1 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage | 23 | |
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage | 44 | |
local.identifier.doi | 10.1177/1440783307073933 | |
dc.date.updated | 2015-12-08T08:49:36Z | |
local.identifier.scopusID | 2-s2.0-33846977418 | |
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