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Why do American couples differ in the number of children they have? To answer this question the first major longitudinal study in American fertility was begun in 1957 with a series of interviews with parents of two children. Family Growth in Metropolitan America (1961) and The Third Child (1963) reported the results of the first two phases of this research project. In this book, in addition to evaluating the longitudinal design of the study, the authors report the results of the third and final interviews, a decade after the first, and attempt to answer such questions as: How well are couples able to predict their own fertility over the years? To what extent does the number of children desired affect the spacing of births? How is fertility affected by peer group relations, by the wife's participation in the labor force, by religion?Originally published in 1971.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905

Frontmatter --Contents --List of Figures --List of Tables --Preface --Chapter One. Introduction /Tsuya, Noriko O. / Bumpass, Larry L. --Chapter Two. Attitudes Relating to Marriage and Family Life /Bumpass, Larry L. / Choe, Minja Kim --Chapter Three. Views of Marriage among Never-Married Young Adults /Tsuya, Noriko O. / Mason, Karen Oppenheim / Bumpass, Larry L. --Chapter Four. Intergenerational Relations /Rindfuss, Ronald R. / Choe, Minja Kim / Bumpass, Larry L. / Byun, Yong-Chan --Chapter Five. Investments in Children's Education, Desired Fertility, and Women's Employment /Tsuya, Noriko O. / Choe, Minja Kim --Chapter Six. Employment --Chapter Seven. Gender and Housework /Tsuya, Noriko O. --Chapter Eight. The Family in Comparative Perspective /Rindfuss, Ronald R. --Notes --References --Contributors --Index

Social Demography focuses on selected topics on social science research on population. The papers included in the book are compiled from a conference sponsored by the Center for Population Research, held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in June 1975. The book compiles various findings in social and behavioral research. Chapters explore topics on trend analysis; the sociological meaning of age, and the social-psychological processes of reproductive behavior; analysis of certain aspects of the spatial organization of metropolitan activities; the changing racial stratification; and the futu

Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Marriage -- Chapter 3. The Never-Married -- Chapter 4. Married Couples -- Chapter 5. Incidence of Marital Disruption -- Chapter 6. The Formerly Married -- Chapter 7. Children -- Chapter 8. The Older Population -- Chapter 9. Households -- Chapter 10. Other Types of Households: Growth and Characteristics -- Chapter 11. Implications for the Future -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index

Attitudinal data are commonly used to measure values, which in turn represent moral doctrines that are resistant to change and are the foundation for societal norms. This article examines changes in the attitudinal climate in Japan. Three national surveys (1994, 2000, and 2009) are used to examine a range of attitudes that measure a) the centrality of marriage and childbearing, b) nontraditional family behaviors, and c) gender roles in the work and family spheres. There is strong evidence of movement toward less‐traditional attitudes during 1994–2000, followed by limited change in the 2000s. Period factors were paramount in the 1990s. Across the board, women hold less‐traditional attitudes than men, and this difference has increased over time. Both engaging in nontraditional family behaviors (being married but remaining childless) and knowing someone who has engaged in nontraditional family behaviors (cohabitation) causally lead to holding nontraditional attitudes, suggesting mechanisms whereby changes in individual behavior can lead to changes in societal values.