{"product_id":"thinking-about-children-sociology-and-fertility-in-post-war-england-paperback-9780521134477","title":"Thinking About Children; Sociology and Fertility in Post-War England (Paperback) 9780521134477","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThinking About Children\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSociology and Fertility in Post-War England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOriginally published in 1977, this book offered an account of a research programme designed to explain the changes in fertility in post-war England.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoan Busfield (Author), Michael Paddon (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521134477, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 11 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe dynamics of population change in general and changes in family size and spacing in particular are long-standing issues of intense controversy and concern. So too, are the methods of explanation employed by social scientists in studying these and other social phenomena. Originally published in 1977, this book offered an account of a research programme designed to explain the changes in fertility in post-war England, and it offered a contribution to both debates. First, the authors provide an account of the factors that influenced family size and spacing in the post-war period, rejecting both classical population theory on the Malthusian model and more recent economic theories of fertility. Second, the authors discuss the weaknesses of the survey techniques and the associated methods of inference that formed the basis of their research design, as methods for producing explanations of social phenomena.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Theoretical Debate: 2. Malthusian theories of population\u003cbr\u003e 3. Utilitarian theories of fertility\u003cbr\u003e 4. The foundations for a theory\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Research Design: 5. A natural history of the research\u003cbr\u003e 6. A chapter of errors\u003cbr\u003e 7. Survey research\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Marriage and childbearing in post-war England\u003cbr\u003e 8. Marriage\u003cbr\u003e 9. Thinking about children\u003cbr\u003e 10. Images of family life\u003cbr\u003e 11. Uncertainty, negotiation and change\u003cbr\u003e 12. Controlling births\u003cbr\u003e 13. Trends in family size and spacing\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. The samples\u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Interview schedule for the pilot study\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005350760728,"sku":"9780521134477","price":28.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521134477i_fd036bb0-170a-4788-ad64-e8974641da94.jpg?v=1691372189","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/thinking-about-children-sociology-and-fertility-in-post-war-england-paperback-9780521134477","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}