How Many Children?

List of contents

Acknowledgments.  1. Introduction  2. Changes Between 1967/68 and 1973 and the Fall in the Birth Rate  3. Nature of Intentions  4. Timing and Spacing  Part One: Controlling Fertility  5. Use of Contraception  6. Attitudes to Different Methods of Birth Control  7. Contraceptive Servies and Discussion of Birth Control  8. Sub-Fertility  Part Two: Concomitants of Intentions  9. Mothers’ Perceptions of Reasons for Family Size Choice  10. Social Class and Education  11. Housing and Population Pressures  12. Economic Influences  13. Upbringing and Family of Origin  14. Husbands and Marriage  15. Some Conclusions and Speculations.  Appendixes.  Bibliography.  Index.

About the author

Ann Cartwright

Summary

First published in 1976, this study of family size and spacing in England and Wales in 1973 is based on research and analysis, and interviews with the mothers and fathers of a random sample of legitimate births. The book discusses the extent to which people have firm intentions about their family structure and factors which may affect this.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Cartwright, Cartwright Ann
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2024
• EAN: 9781032716343
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3271634-3
• No. of pages: 214
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; England, Wales, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, Sociology: family & relationships, c 1970 to c 1979, Sociology: family and relationships, c 1970 to c 1980, Wales / Cymru