Title: [The decline in the birth rate as a family problem: a structurally logical analysis of the overlapping social-anthropological question]

POPLINE Document Number: 245772

Author(s):

Kuhn D

Source citation:

Vienna, Austria, Verband der Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaften Osterreichs, 1981. 218 p.

Abstract:

The impact of fertility decline on the family is investigated from a social-anthropological perspective. The emphasis is on industrialized societies such as Austria. A general discussion of human reproductive behavior and its consequences for natural population change is presented in the first part of the book. The second part focuses on specific family-related topics, including the family as an institution, the family household, women's status, the child-rearing and economic functions of the family, consensual unions and divorce, and abortion. Conclusions are presented in the third section.

Keywords:

Developed Countries
Fertility Changes
Family Characteristics
Socioeconomic Factors
Family Relationships
Anthropology, Cultural
Sociology
Social Change
Reproductive Behavior
Natural Increase
Demographic Impact
Interdisciplinary Studies
Austria
Households
Women's Status
Child Rearing
Consensual Union
Divorce
Abortion
Fertility
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Family and Household
Economic Factors
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Population Growth
Europe, Central
Europe
Behavior
Nuptiality
Fertility Control, Postconception
Family Planning