The challenge of understanding the cultural context of fertility decisions
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The gap
The study identifies the challenge of understanding the cultural context of fertility decisions. The paper highlights the difficulty of mitigating the negative social consequences of childlessness. The study implies that there is a need to consider the cultural and ideological factors that shape attitudes towards childlessness.
Evidence profile
Sourced from the future-work section and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1979 and 1987, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 73 times in total.
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Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps
- Perceptions of parenthood and childlessness: A comparison of mothers and voluntarily childless wives (1983) · Population and Environment · cited 7× · doi
Future studies could explore the strategies used by childless wives to cope with negative reactions to their childlessness in more depth. Research could investigate the impact of societal attitudes on the well-being of childless individuals. The study highlights the need for further research on the complexities of childlessness and parenthood.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: future studies explore strategies used childless wives cope - Overview: Sex Roles, Fertility and the Motherhood Mandate (1979) · Psychology of Women Quarterly · cited 55× · doi
Investigating the impact of the commitment to motherhood on parenting and other family relationships. Studying the interactions between personality characteristics and environmental supports for the childless decision. Developing theoretical formulations that explicate mechanisms of interaction and research designs to test them.
generalfuture-work sectionevidence 5/5Keywords: investigating impact commitment motherhood parenting other family relationships - The childless elderly in Tiriki, Kenya, and Irigwe, Nigeria: A comparative analysis of the relationship between beliefs about childlessness and the social status of the childless elderly (1987) · Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology · cited 11× · doi
The study identifies the challenge of understanding the cultural context of fertility decisions. The paper highlights the difficulty of mitigating the negative social consequences of childlessness. The study implies that there is a need to consider the cultural and ideological factors that shape attitudes towards childlessness.
generalstated challengesevidence 5/5Keywords: study identifies challenge understanding cultural context fertility decisions
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