Sociology 2235 Chapter 6: Chapter 6
5 Feb 2012
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Y planned parenting = availability of good contraception, people can choose when and whether. Decisions about entering parenthood y one theory = child-bearing reflects deep and lasting beliefs y theory= couple does a complicated cost/benefit analysis of child-bearing y decision to have kids depends on rational choices and emotional longings. Entering parenthood in the past y having kids is much less common today y marked decline in canadian birthrate from mid 19th century to the mid 20th century y. In 1817- 1831 = women had 6. 6 kids y 1947 1961 = women had 1. 7 kids y women born between 1831 and 1840 spaced their first and last births an average of 14 years apart. Lone parents make up 15% of families in canada: most are headed by a woman (80%, most result from a relationship ending y single mothers face high risk of mental and physical health.
