SOC 174 Lecture Notes - Demographic Transition, Gender Equality, Post-Materialism
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Family change in the united states: the american family has experienced massive change over the past few decades. Let"s review some important trends in : marriage, divorce, remarriage, cohabitation, fertility, marital status at birth, gender roles. Second demographic transition : sweeping worldwide changes in family behaviors and ideals. Nuptuality (marriage: rising age at marriage. Increasing pre- & post-marital cohabitation: decline of remarriage. Individualized marriage: sex for its own sake (not primarily procreation) Fertility: postponement of childbearing, decoupling of marriage and procreation. Increasing extramarital births: declining fertility, sustained sub-replacement fertility. Cultural preference drift (maslow 1954: wealthier and more educated populations, are no longer preoccupied with survival, security, authority ( materialist values ) Increasingly emphasize non-material needs: self-expression, self- realization, emancipation, autonomy, recognition, grassroots participation ( post-materialist [ingelhart 1970]) Societal characteristics associated with the second demographic transition in europe. Example: age at first birth and post-materialism: nu"man.
