M Frances Van Loo
Biographic Data
| ID | 807376 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M Frances Van Loo |
| GIVEN NAMES | M Frances |
| FAMILY NAME | Van Loo |
| SIGNATURE | VAN LOO M F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Work and Family Size Decisions over Time
This longitudinal study finds that wife's labor force participation and family size are spuriously correlated. Research data are from the Panel Study of Young Married Couples collected by the Survey Research Laboratory of the University of Illinois. The sample represents a marriage cohort. In 1972, a list of couples married in August of that year and residing in the Chicago metropolitan area was provided by the Illinois Office of Vital Records. O…
Individual and couple tastes for children
Labor Force Participation and Fertility
The nature of the relationship between labor force participation and fertility is examined for 172 families comprising a marriage cohort. The results show that labor force participation and fertility are spuriously related in that they are under the common influence of sex-role norms, attitudes toward the wife working, and the value or importance of children for the spouses. Comparisons are made among social psychological models, wherein either t…
Fertility, labor force participation, and tastes
"Comments on "Fertility as Consumption
Toward a general theory of fertility
A general theory of fertility is derived hypothesizing that the demand for children is primarily an outcome of social psychological processes within the family, subject to certain socioeconomic constraints. Two broad social psychological processes are posited as determinants of fertility. The first suggests that the attitudes or tastes of family members influence the demand for children. The second maintains that the nature of the husband-wife in…
Fertility as Consumption
The study of fertility is one of the few subject matters common to all disciplines in the social sciences. Yet, little agreement exists as to why families have the number of children they do. This article synthesizes existing theories, critically analyses supporting research, and suggests new directions for study
Fertility as Consumption
The study of fertility is one of the few subject matters common to all disciplines in the social sciences. Yet, little agreement exists as to why families have the number of children they do. This article synthesizes existing theories, critically analyses supporting research, and suggests new directions for study
Toward a general theory of fertility
A general theory of fertility is derived hypothesizing that the demand for children is primarily an outcome of social psychological processes within the family, subject to certain socioeconomic constraints. Two broad social psychological processes are posited as determinants of fertility. The first suggests that the attitudes or tastes of family members influence the demand for children. The second maintains that the nature of the husband-wife in…
Fertility, labor force participation, and tastes
Individual and couple tastes for children
Labor Force Participation and Fertility
The nature of the relationship between labor force participation and fertility is examined for 172 families comprising a marriage cohort. The results show that labor force participation and fertility are spuriously related in that they are under the common influence of sex-role norms, attitudes toward the wife working, and the value or importance of children for the spouses. Comparisons are made among social psychological models, wherein either t…
"Comments on "Fertility as Consumption
Toward a general theory of fertility
A general theory of fertility is derived hypothesizing that the demand for children is primarily an outcome of social psychological processes within the family, subject to certain socioeconomic constraints. Two broad social psychological processes are posited as determinants of fertility. The first suggests that the attitudes or tastes of family members influence the demand for children. The second maintains that the nature of the husband-wife in…
Fertility as Consumption
The study of fertility is one of the few subject matters common to all disciplines in the social sciences. Yet, little agreement exists as to why families have the number of children they do. This article synthesizes existing theories, critically analyses supporting research, and suggests new directions for study
"Comments on "Fertility as Consumption
Fertility, labor force participation, and tastes
Labor Force Participation and Fertility
The nature of the relationship between labor force participation and fertility is examined for 172 families comprising a marriage cohort. The results show that labor force participation and fertility are spuriously related in that they are under the common influence of sex-role norms, attitudes toward the wife working, and the value or importance of children for the spouses. Comparisons are made among social psychological models, wherein either t…
Individual and couple tastes for children
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Work and Family Size Decisions over Time
This longitudinal study finds that wife's labor force participation and family size are spuriously correlated. Research data are from the Panel Study of Young Married Couples collected by the Survey Research Laboratory of the University of Illinois. The sample represents a marriage cohort. In 1972, a list of couples married in August of that year and residing in the Chicago metropolitan area was provided by the Illinois Office of Vital Records. O…
Psychology (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (5 works) · Fertility (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Population (4 works)