SOC102H1 Lecture Notes - General Social Survey, Childlessness, Epidemiological Transition
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Reading sociology: aging and the life course (sec 8) If trends continue, the percentage of childlessness may equal or surpass the level in the great. Stage of childlessness: postponing child bearing postponing an indefinite time deliberating on the pros and cons of parenthood acceptance of permanent childlessness. Structural constraints level of restriction placed on individuals" options by their social role or by their lack of access to social, cultural, economic, or political resources. Very few people intend to be childless, although almost half of them become childless. Structural constraints: effects of education and personal income. Women are more likely to be childless than are less-affluent women, whereas affluent men are more likely to have children than are affluent men (opposite) Structural constraints: effects of work orientation or work status. Men who are employed full time have the lowest level of childlessness, whereas work-centred women have the highest proportion of those who are childless (opposite)
