Joan Busfield, Michael Paddon

Thinking about Children

Sociology and Fertility in Post-War England

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1977, this book offered an account of a research programme designed to explain the changes in fertility in post-war England.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 534g
• ISBN-13: 9780521134477
• ISBN-10: 0521134471
• Artikelnr.: 29021495

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
Part I. The Theoretical Debate: 2. Malthusian theories of population
3. Utilitarian theories of fertility
4. The foundations for a theory
Part II. Research Design: 5. A natural history of the research
6. A chapter of errors
7. Survey research
Part III. Marriage and childbearing in post-war England
8. Marriage
9. Thinking about children
10. Images of family life
11. Uncertainty, negotiation and change
12. Controlling births
13. Trends in family size and spacing
Appendix A. The samples
Appendix B. Interview schedule for the pilot study
References
Index.