Demography - Births 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyFamilies and householdsASAQA Created by: Former MemberCreated on: 09-05-13 16:58 EFFECTS The family - Women are more likey to work, Middle class families may still be able to afford childcare and work Effects the dependency ratio Public service and policies - if less children are being born things like schools ect will be less needed 1 of 3 TOTAL FERTILITY rate More women are remaining childless Risen since 2001 to 1.84 Women are having children later - average age = 29.6 2 of 3 REASONS for the DECLINE in the BIRTH rate Changes in the position of women - employment, birth control and abortion, divorce Fewer trends in birth rates - Mother not from the UK acount for 22% of births (2005), births per year in 2041 = 700 - 720,000 Child centerdness - 'quality' not 'quantity', now socially constructed Econmic liabilites? - becoming more materialistic, different laws (schooling, child labor) Decline in IMR - 1990 15% of babies died within their first year, IMR starting to fall (20th) 3 of 3
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