Thinking About Children: Sociology and Fertility in Post-War England.

Abstract

Preface 1. Introduction Part I. The Theoretical Debate: 2. Malthusian theories of population 3. Utilitarian theories of fertility 4. The foundations for a theory Part II. Research Design: 5. A natural history of the research 6. A chapter of errors 7. Survey research Part III. Marriage and childbearing in post-war England 8. Marriage 9. Thinking about children 10. Images of family life 11. Uncertainty, negotiation and change 12. Controlling births 13. Trends in family size and spacing Appendix A. The samples Appendix B. Interview schedule for the pilot study References Index.