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| Author: | Nauck, B. |
| Title: | Value of children and the framing of fertility: Results from a cross-cultural comparative survey in 10 societies |
| Journal: | European sociological review
2007 : DEC, VOL. 23:5, p. 615-629 |
| Index terms: | behavioural science children cross-cultural studies families multivariate analysis welfare |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Three complementary approaches are systemically related to each other in order to deal with incomplete explanations of cross-cultural differences in fertility behaviour. Approaches are the 'demand'-based economic theory of fertility (ETF), a revised version of the 'supply'-based 'value-of-children'-approach (VOC) as a particular theory of the general social theory of social production functions, and the framing theory of variable rationality. This paper specify a comprehensive model from these approaches, which is tested with data set containing information on VOC and fertility of women within 10 societies. This simultaneous test in cross-cultural context provides evidence about the validity of the model, systematic effects of VOC on fertility, and changing rationality of fertility decisions in the demographic transition. |
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