1st Edition

How Many Children?

By Ann Cartwright Copyright 1976
214 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

214 Pages
by Routledge

Ann Cartwright’s book Parents and Family Planning Services (1970) had become a classic in its field.Originally published in 1976, How Many Children? Dr Cartwright’s study of family size and spacing in England and Wales in 1973 is again based on detailed research and analysis, and upon interviews with the mothers and fathers of a random sample of legitimate births in England and Wales.Ann... Read more
Acknowledgments.  1. Introduction  2. Changes Between 1967/68 and 1973 and the Fall in the Birth Rate  3. Nature of Intentions  4. Timing and Spacing  Part One: Controlling Fertility  5. Use of Contraception  6. Attitudes to Different Methods of Birth Control  7. Contraceptive Servies and Discussion of Birth Control  8. Sub-Fertility  Part Two: Concomitants of Intentions  9. Mothers’ Perceptions of Reasons for Family Size Choice  10. Social Class and Education  11. Housing and Population Pressures  12. Economic Influences  13. Upbringing and Family of Origin  14. Husbands and Marriage  15. Some Conclusions and Speculations.  Appendixes.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Ann Cartwright