FAD-2230 Study Guide - Final Guide: Family And Medical Leave Act Of 1993, Total Fertility Rate, Surrogacy
4 May 2016
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Pronatalism: a cultural value the encourages child bearing; found virtually everywhere: older adults, men, and persons with lower levels of education were most likely to agree with pronatalist statements, also supported by social institutions and policies (ex. Historical fluctuation: remarkable highs and lows, often occurring in quick succession. Such a sharp decline between 1920 and 1935 shows that fertility rates are far more than simply biological phenomena. Birth rate declined with the great depression (macro-level influence) After the great depression and wwii, birthrates rose to all time high baby boomers. Fell again through the 1970s due to changing attitudes toward women"s social and family roles: fertility rates differ across racial and ethnic groups in the u. s. Whites and american indian/alaska natives have the lowest. Hispanics have the highest (roman catholic, frowns upon use of birth control; also celebrate large families more so than other groups)
