Family Trends- FAMILY SIZE 2.0

Question 1

What are the trends and patterns in family size?

Answer 1

DECREASED
-the average family has 1.7 children. People are also delaying having children, w the average age being 30

Question 2

Provide two reasons as to why family size is decreasing.

Answer 2

1= the change in women’s position

2=contraception

Question 3

How has the change in women’s position effectively caused family size to decrease?

Answer 3

Women now focusing on their jobs as opposed to families

Sue Sharpe (1991)
-Found that women’s priorities had changed from marriage and children being their top priority to now valuing their career equally
-therefore less likely and interested in having children, so delay this or do not do it at all

Question 4

How has the use of contraception caused family size to decrease?

Answer 4

Allan and Crow
-argue that family size has decreased