Increased Childbearing Age Flashcards
Economic factors
More child-centred society so need to be economically stable first.
E.g. children financially dependent longer so delay having children -economic burden/need to save up 1st/equal pay act/sex discrimination act
A03- feminists = this is positive breaking out of stereotypical and socially constructed role now getting paid work/Not dependent on men/independent/housewife not only option
Law/ policies
Improved access to contraceptive technology and access to legal abortion/IVF and freezing of eggs/contraceptive pill 1961/1967 abortion act/equal pay act/sex discrimination act
A03- Marxist feminists = women have options/focus on other things not conforming to stereotypical role /women reproduce next generation of workers due to unpaid domestic labour
Individualism and changing position of women
Women prioritise career/ self establishment before children/ prioritise education – more job opportunities
A03- New right = Women need to get married and conceive children fufill basic needs of society/conventional nuclear family necessary = stable society/NR oppose modern society want to stick to tradition
Age of first marriage is rising
Women wont have children until marriage is secure/harder to find love/want to find the one/don’t feel pressured to get married quickly -look for the right person – not dependent on men don’t need marriage only want kids if married so takes longer to have children.
A03- Women now have different life goals/don’t prioritise marriage and children/more choice + opportunities e.g. employment
