Correlates of values about ideal family size in the detroit Metropolitan area
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5000709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ronald Freedman, Harry Sharp |
| Year | 1954 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 35-45 |
| Publication date | 1954-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00324728.1954.10415307 |
| OpenAlex | W2328214026 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 1 |
A random sample of adults in the Detroit Metropolitan Area stated what they considered to be the “ideal size” for the average American family. There was a strong consensus (90%) on an ideal of 2, 3 or 4 children. The “mean ideal” of 3.15 is above replacement needs but does not presage a return to a “large family” pattern. The differences between social strata in “mean ideal size” are very small but consistent in direction with historic fertility differentials. For women with completed families “ideal size” was greater than actual size for all social strata
Demographic economics · Economics · Fertility · Geography · Ideal (ethics) · Metropolitan area · Political science · Population · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1955 - 2012 (58) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |