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Decisions to Have Children in Late 20th and Early 21st Century Australia

A Qualitative Analysis

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Gordon Carmichael

    1. , Australian Demographic & Social Res Inst, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

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  • Takes a qualitative approach to the topic of family formation
  • Compares decision-making at different parity progressions
  • Offers a human element unusual in other references, by liberally quoting the informants
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies (BRIEFSPOPULAT)

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Table of contents (1 chapter)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Decisions to Have Children in Late 20th and Early 21st Century Australia

    • Gordon A. Carmichael
    Pages 1-38

  3. Back Matter

    Pages 39-41
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About this book

This book explores the process of decision-making around having children in a sample of 115 men, women and couples for whom family formation was a recent past, current or imminent future issue. The discussion is initially focused on the extent to which parenthood was contemplated in late adolescence and during the relationship formation/courtship process, and the process by which family sizes are determined. Decision-making associated with having first, second, third and fourth children is then examined in chapters entitled The First Child; The ‘Obligatory’ Second Child; The Discretionary Third Child and Fourth Children – Negative Reactions, Practical Issues. Decisions to Have Children in Late 20th and Early 21st Century Australia offers a detailed coverage of a topic with resonances and implications that apply to contemporary cultures all around the world.   ​

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Australian Demographic & Social Res Inst, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    Gordon Carmichael

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Decisions to Have Children in Late 20th and Early 21st Century Australia

  • Book Subtitle: A Qualitative Analysis

  • Authors: Gordon Carmichael

  • Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Population Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6079-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-6078-3Published: 07 February 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-6079-0Published: 25 January 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2211-3215

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-3223

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 41

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Demography, Family

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