Childbirth Flashcards
1
Q
How Has It Changed?
A
Families smaller - number of births dropping
Women have fewer children, and later
More women childless
Growing proportion of births outside marriage (47% 2013)
2
Q
Why?
Women
A
Changing role of women, priority given to careers over children (Sharpe)
3
Q
Why?
Cost
A
Hirsch (2014) - £154,000 for a child 0-18
Parents weigh cost of child + lost opportunities with benefits of children
4
Q
Why?
Attitudes
A
Greater acceptance of and desire for a childfree life, less stigma attached to births outside marriage + cohabitation over marriage
Beck-Gernsheim - individualism, more people want + have space for personal action and choice
