Paternal costs, role strain and fertility regulation: some Ghanaian evidence

Christine. Oppong

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Indicates the need for a closer consideration of male roles in fertility-related decisions and family planning; reiterates the significance of sex roles and the equitable sharing of responsibilities and resources between females and males for fertility decline and the need to provide parallel services for men as well as women; need to break the conceptual barrier posed by viewing work as essentially masculine and family responsibilities as feminine and to consider simultaneously the occupational roles of husband and wife and their domestic roles - four different roles and how they are articulated and interact.

Keywords: modernization.; social role; parent; fertility.; sample; mail survey.; teacher; division of labour; family responsibilities.; decision making.; attitude; men; family planning.; children; modernisation; rôle social; parent; fécondité; modernización; papel social; padres; fecundidad; échantillon; enquête par correspondance; enseignant; division du travail; responsabilités familiales; prise de décision; attitude; hommes; planification familiale; enfants; muestra; encuesta por correo; maestro; división del trabajo; responsabilidades familiares; toma de decisiones; actitud; hombres; planificación familiar; niños (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 102 P. pages
Date: 1983
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-21, Population and Labour Policies Programme

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