SOC102H1 Chapter Notes -Childlessness, Familialism, Gender Role
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Rs 8 aging and the life course: transition from wanting to not wanting children occurs in stages: Childlessness and socio-economic characteristics: what does the canadian. ~22% of canadian women born at the beginning of 20thc were childless: many in childbearing years during the great depression. If trend continues, percentage of childlessness in younger cohorts (born in. 1970s and up) may equal or surpass the level in the great depression: trend is similar in other western countries. The countries where, for women born at the end of the 1960s, the proportion who are childless is 20% or higher are: The us and scandinavian countries (except finland) have levels closer to 15: postponing child-bearing for a definite time, postponement for an indefinite time, period of deliberation of the pros & cons of parenthood, acceptance of permanent childlessness. Both the proportion of men working full time and the earning levels of those employed declined. Wages of newly hired employees have fallen substantially.
