Sociology- Effects of changes in fertility
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- Created on: 13-03-19 15:30
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- Effects of changes in fertility
- The family
- Smaller families= Women go to work = Dual earner couple
- Wealthier families may be able to afford to have a larger family and have childcare
- Dependency ratio
- The relationship between the size of the working or productive part of the population and the size of the non-working or dependent part of the population
- The earnings and savings of the working population must support the dependent population
- Children mark up large part of dependent pop--> Fall in birth rate reduces the burden of dependency of working population
- Vanishing children- Falling fertility rates mean fewer children so childhood may become a lonelier experience as they have less siblings but may be more valued
- Public services and policies
- Lower birth rates= Less schools and child health services needed
- Affects cost of maternity/paternity leave and types of houses that need to be built
- An ageing population
- The average age of population is rising
- More old people relative to young people
- The family
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