The Impact of Social and Economic Factors on the Size of Israeli Jewish Families

Bibliographic Data

ID2967500
AuthorsYochanan Peres (Tel Aviv University), Ilana Brosch (Tel Aviv University)
Year1991
Volume22
Issue3
Pages367-378
Publication date1991-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/jcfs.22.3.367
OpenAlexW2325200021
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited10

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of several variables in predicting and explaining actual fertility in Israel. From the wealth of literature on the subject we shall select five key variables often presented as affecting birthrate: income level of education duration of marriage ethnic origin and religiosity. The ways in which each of these are connected to birthrate are complex and depend on the socio-cultural setting. We shall discuss each variable and the ways it operates separately. Data are for a sample of 811 intact Jewish urban families in Israel. (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA) (EXCERPT)

Cultural background · Demographic economics · Developed country · Economics · Ethnic group · Fertility · Geography · Judaism · Population · Religiosity · Research methodology · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Anthropology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Psychology · Social Psychology