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Demography (1994) 31 (3): 375–401.
Published: 01 August 1994
... reduction-to explain parenthood. We begin by reviewing the inadequacies of normative and standard rational choice explanations of shifts in fertility behavior. Then we propose a theory of the value of children based on the uncertainty-reduction assumption. Next we generate a range of hypotheses that follow...
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Demography (2012) 49 (3): 965–988.
Published: 20 June 2012
... of modern sociological theory. Although the intellectual roots of adjustment theory—functionalism and theories of rational choice—are well known, those of innovation theory—conflict theory—may be less obvious. We argue that the intellectual roots of fertility theories matter. Popper ( 1963 :33–39) asserted...
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Demography (2002) 39 (2): 311–329.
Published: 01 May 2002
.... , & Ferguson , L.R. ( 1995 ). The Stopping and Spacing of Childbirths and Their Birth History Predictors: Rational Choice Theory and Event-History Analysis . American Sociological Review , 60 , 272 – 98 . 10.2307/2096387 Influences on Nonmarital Childbearing 311 Demography, Volume 39-Number 2...
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Demography (1997) 34 (2): 189–197.
Published: 01 May 1997
...: Rational-Choice Theory and Event-History Analysis . American Sociological Review , 60 , 272 – 98 . 10.2307/2096387 A MIXTURE MODEL FOR DURATION DATA: ANALYSIS OF SECOND BIRTHS IN CHINA* LEI LI AND MINJA KIM CHOE In this paper we introduce a mixture model in which we com- bine logistic regression...
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Demography (2013) 50 (5): 1715–1737.
Published: 26 April 2013
... predictors: Rational-choice theory and event-history analysis . American Sociological Review , 60 , 272 – 298 . 10.2307/2096387 ...
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Demography (2006) 43 (2): 255–267.
Published: 01 May 2006
... Attachment and Childbearing in Finland.” Demographic Research , Special Collection 3(8). Available online at http://www.demographic-research.org Yamaguchi , K. , & Ferguson , L.R. ( 1995 ). The Stopping and Spacing of Childbirths and Their Birth-History Predictors: Rational-Choice Theory...
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Demography (2006) 43 (4): 691–710.
Published: 01 November 2006
..., but these norms are probably less well agreed upon than those associated with marriage. A second relevant theoretical perspective is rational choice theory. This theory features self-interested actors exercising their individual preferences and complying with onerous norms only when the costs of not doing so...
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Demography (2005) 42 (3): 559–574.
Published: 01 August 2005
... Period References Bergstrom , C.T. , & Real , L.A. ( 2000 ). Towards a Theory of Mutual Mate Choice: Lessons From Two-Sided Matching . Evolutionary Ecology Research , 2 , 493 – 508 . Billari , F.C. ( 2000 ). Searching for Mates Using ’Fast and Frugal’ Heuristics...
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Demography (1997) 34 (3): 369–383.
Published: 01 August 1997
... regulation. It emphasizes the importance of "contextualized rationality" in which social and cultural environments influence women's choices in practicing fam- ily planning (Cleland and Wilson 1987; Hammel 1990; Pollak and Watkins 1993; Watkins 1990). Modern contracep- tion in this research is seen...
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Demography (1978) 15 (3): 285–300.
Published: 01 August 1978
... the no- tions of stabilizing bonds and rational de- cision making portray the mobility experiences of different types of popu- lation groups. A fruitful approach for as- sessingthe generality of theory in this area involves the search for exceptions. If even the most anomalous subpopulations ex- hibit behavior...
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Demography (1979) 16 (4): 523–534.
Published: 01 November 1979
... numbers of children (Blake, 1966). A measure based on unfolding theory of preferential choice (Coombs, 1964; Runkel and McGrath, 1973; Dawes, 1972) was first used in demographic re- search in a study in Detroit in 1962 (Goldberg and Coombs, 1963). This method yields a measure of underlying preference...
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Demography (1992) 29 (4): 487–502.
Published: 01 November 1992
... literature and the absence of KAP surveys in our historical record, we must tum to evidence from pop'llations where a regime of natural fertility still prevails (something that I shall attempt presently) to understand the rationale of past couples. Whereas the classical demographic transition theory had...
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Demography (1975) 12 (3): 549–569.
Published: 01 August 1975
... children in the expected geo- metric pattern. Let me expand this point. Malthus' implied model was that nat- ural proclivities towards procreation sup- plied the obvious rationale for couples to multiply. He omitted the point, prob- ably true in the cities even in his own time, that couples forewent...
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Demography (1966) 3 (1): 109–130.
Published: 01 March 1966
... in the demand for leisure and, should lei- sure (within limits) be complementary to the re- production and rearing of children, for increase in the supply of children. A rationale for this type of argument is set down in my "Product-Adding versus Product-Replacing Innovations," Kykl08 (Fasc. 3, 1957), pp. 249...
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Demography (1967) 4 (1): 90–97.
Published: 01 March 1967
... the existence of this new alternative may give the individual new opportunities for self- expression and happiness. It seems no accident that there has been opposition to each expansion of hu- man choice over demographic variables, al- though the rationale may ostensibly have been for different reasons...
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Demography (2016) 53 (3): 623–647.
Published: 18 April 2016
... Western societies. However, when this theoretical framework is applied to Western societies, coresidence is not the appropriate outcome variable because the rationale for parent–child coresidence in the West is different from Eastern societies. Parents who coreside with children in Western societies...
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Demography (1974) 11 (4): 587–611.
Published: 01 November 1974
... for preferences. These scales, based on unfolding theory, have potential use- Measurement of Family Size Preferences and so on until the respondent chose zero or six. There were 128 possible paths re- spondents could take in making these choices. Less than three percent were unable or unwilling to complete the se...
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Demography (1989) 26 (2): 171–184.
Published: 01 May 1989
... system that had heretofore constrained all choices of behavior open to individuals. Theories of modernization that concentrate on personality change are criticized, due to their implication that "individuals could always have lived different ways of life by opting to do so, whether or not the needed...
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Demography (2021) 58 (1): 383–391.
Published: 01 February 2021
.... Frances Woolley (1996) published a comment to Barbara Bergmann's (1995) “Becker's Theory of the Family: Preposterous Conclusions,” calling on feminists to reclaim the economics of the family and to revisit neoclassical, rational choice maximization models of human behavior. Robert Pollack (2003...
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Demography (2005) 42 (4): 737–756.
Published: 01 November 2005
... countries, the idea of fertility limitation within marriage may be unknown. Others have suggested that cultural acceptability may be so low as to leave fertility determination outside the realm of rational strategizing: what Coale (1973) famously termed the calculus of conscious choice. Variants...
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