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The Future of Motherhood in Western Societies: Late Fertility and its Consequences
Velde, Egbert R.. Ed(S): Beets, Gijs; Schippers, Joop
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Hardback. This text offers a holistic overview of the process of postponing the birth of a first child. It argues that couples can create supportive arrangements according to personal preferences and thereby facilitate a rise in the age of first motherhood. Editor(s): Beets, Gijs; Schippers, Joop. Num Pages: 222 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.
Most people value to have children still highly. But what is the optimal moment to have the first? The decision on having children or not and if yes on the timing of the first is one of the most difficult ones to make, also because it more or less coincides with various other heavy decisions on shaping the life course (like on union formation, labour market career, housing accommodation, etc.). People realise that having children will fundamentally change their life and in order to fit this unknown and irreversible adventure perfectly into their life course postponement of the first birth ... Read more
Most people value to have children still highly. But what is the optimal moment to have the first? The decision on having children or not and if yes on the timing of the first is one of the most difficult ones to make, also because it more or less coincides with various other heavy decisions on shaping the life course (like on union formation, labour market career, housing accommodation, etc.). People realise that having children will fundamentally change their life and in order to fit this unknown and irreversible adventure perfectly into their life course postponement of the first birth ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
Number of Pages
222
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048189687
SKU
V9789048189687
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99-15
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