HDFS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Psychoanalysis
14 Dec 2018
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Considered by most theorists as one of the most significant life transitions. Many people in us do not consider a person or a couple a family until they have children. In a national study of first year college students, 77% said that having children is an essential or very important objective in their lives. People today can chose to be parents or not to be parents. They can chose when to have children, how many children they want to have, and at what point in their lives. About 72% of american adults have children, but almost half of us pregnancies are unintended. A couple"s first pregnancy is an important milestone in life. Costs - parenthood is more complicated than most people expect it to be. Fathers and mothers spend time caring for the children, often neglecting their own relationship. Benefits - initially parents often report being happier than ever after children are born.
