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To Parent or Not to Parent: Choosing Not to Parent
For Sherry and Roger McLean, both well educated and highly successful, the decision not to have children came about after a careful analysis of what they viewed as the pros and cons of parenthood. They decided it was more important to focus on per...
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To Parent or Not to Parent: Why Couples Are Having Fewer Children
Families in the late 19th century had, on average, about six children, while the number of children per family today has dropped to only about 1.8. Some experts believe this de-coupling of marriage and childbearing has come about because children ...
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Changing Families: Why Families Have Changed
The institution of family has changed since the 1960's because of many factors, including the increased participation of women in the paid labor force, the rise in divorce rates, and developments in contraception and reproductive technology.