Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ210566
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979-Oct
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Male Influences on Fertility: Needs for Research.
Marciano, Teresa Donati
Family Coordinator, v28 n4 p561-68 Oct 1979
A study comparing the processes of arriving at fertility decisions in marriage shows that the husband's preference for children or for childlessness controls more often than the wife's preference in either case. Using two childless samples and one sample with children, the strong effect of male preference was found. (Author)
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Decision Making, Family Planning, Males, Marriage, Pregnancy, Sex Role, Spouses
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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