SOC303H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Hans Rosling, Living Wage, Dependency Ratio
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There is a decrease in number of children per woman- this is what drives the decline in fertility. In europe, germany is the highest rate where woman are not having children (10%) According to macdonald- 1. 5 is the level of fertility which is considered safety zone- ie: japan, Slovakia, poland etc- it"s hard for countries to come back from this. Distal factors: socioeconomic, culture, environmental variables the frequency of having sexual intercourse, availability of contraception, abortion, mortality, sterility. Regulation of contraception in canada this is considered in stage 3: 1892: a federal law was passed making it illegal to sell or advertise birth control in. Women with children genrally earn less than women without children. The lifetime earnings is decreased for women with the children. This is considered in highly skilled, middle skilled and low skilled women. Remedy: we need stronger welfare state, to guard the risk of having children- absorb the cost of having children ie: education possibly etc.
