| Descript |
xii, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
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Introduction / Gijs Beets, Joop Schippers, Egbert R. te Velde -- Is women's emancipation still compatible with motherhood in western societies? / Egbert R. te Velde -- Males and females : the big little difference / Jan A.R.A.M. van Hooff -- Sexual differentiation of the human brain and male/female behaviour / Dick F. Swaab -- On the societal impact of modern contraception / Dirk J. van de Kaa -- The demography of the age at first birth : the close relationship between having children and postponement / Gijs Beets -- The economic rationality of late parenthood / Joop Schippers -- The complexity of parenthood in modern societies / Anneke van Doorne-Huiskes, Ingrid Doorten -- The importance of children and families in welfare states / Gøsta Esping-Andersen -- The post-career mom : reproductive technology and the promise of reproductive choice / Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim -- On delayed fatherhood : the social and subjective "logics" at work in men's lives : a UK study / Karen Henwood, Fiona Shirani, Joanne Kellett nee Procter -- Women's lifestyle preferences in the 21st century : implications for family policy / Catherine Hakim -- The future of motherhood : conclusions and discussion / Gijs Beets, Joop Schippers, Egbert R. te Velde |
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Fertility, Human
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Parenthood
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| Alt Author |
Beets, Gijs
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Schippers, Johannes Jan, 1956-
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Velde, E. R. te
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