Birth rates are falling and fertility rates are well below replacement levels. At the same time, the economic crisis has forced governments to scale back public spending, reduce child support, and raise the retirement age, causing immense social conflict. Taking a step outside the disciplinary comfort zone, Whither the Child? asks how demography affects individuals and society. What does it feel like to live in a low fertility world? What are the consequences? Is there even a problem - economically, culturally and morally? No other book confronts so many dimensions of the low fertility issue and none engage with the thorny issues of child psychology, parenting, family, and social policy that are tackled head-on here.
By:
Eric P. Kaufmann,
W. Bradford Wilcox
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9781612050942
ISBN 10: 1612050948
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 30 December 2013
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Chapter 1 Fertility, Feminism, and Faith, Alícia Adserà; Chapter 2 The Social and Civic Consequences of Parenthood for Adults, David J. Eggebeen; Chapter 3 Do Children Bring Happiness and Purpose in Life?, Hans-Peter Kohler; Chapter 4 Gift or Commodity, Elizabeth Marquardt; Chapter 5 Little Emperors?, Susan E. Short, Hongwei Xu, Ying Liu; Chapter 6 Before, During, and After the Baby Carriage, W. Bradford Wilcox, Jeffrey Dew; Chapter 7 Sacralization by Stealth?, Eric Kaufmann; Chapter 8 Feminism as the New Natalism, Leonard Schoppa; Chapter 9 What Do Women Really Want?, Catherine Hakim; Chapter 10 The Future of Fertility, Wolfgang Lutz, Stuart Basten, Erich Striessnig;
Authored by Kaufmann, Eric P.; Wilcox, W. Bradford
