Decisions to Have Children in Late 20th and Early 21st Century Australia
A Qualitative Analysis
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Demography, Sociology
| Author: | Gordon Carmichael | ISBN: | 9789400760790 |
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands | Publication: | January 25, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Springer | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gordon Carmichael |
| ISBN: | 9789400760790 |
| Publisher: | Springer Netherlands |
| Publication: | January 25, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Springer |
| Language: | English |
This book explores the process of decision-making around having children in a sample of 115 men, women and couples for whom family formation was a recent past, current or imminent future issue. The discussion is initially focused on the extent to which parenthood was contemplated in late adolescence and during the relationship formation/courtship process, and the process by which family sizes are determined. Decision-making associated with having first, second, third and fourth children is then examined in chapters entitled The First Child; The ‘Obligatory’ Second Child; The Discretionary Third Child and Fourth Children – Negative Reactions, Practical Issues. Decisions to Have Children in Late 20th and Early 21st Century Australia offers a detailed coverage of a topic with resonances and implications that apply to contemporary cultures all around the world.
This book explores the process of decision-making around having children in a sample of 115 men, women and couples for whom family formation was a recent past, current or imminent future issue. The discussion is initially focused on the extent to which parenthood was contemplated in late adolescence and during the relationship formation/courtship process, and the process by which family sizes are determined. Decision-making associated with having first, second, third and fourth children is then examined in chapters entitled The First Child; The ‘Obligatory’ Second Child; The Discretionary Third Child and Fourth Children – Negative Reactions, Practical Issues. Decisions to Have Children in Late 20th and Early 21st Century Australia offers a detailed coverage of a topic with resonances and implications that apply to contemporary cultures all around the world.
