The formation and change of fertility preferences: a case study of the generational change in the size of the Italian family in the United States
Albanese, P.J.
Journal of Behavioral Economics 17(1): 35-55
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0090-5720 PMID: 12281839 DOI: 10.1016/0090-5720(90)90005-rDocument Number: 306144
The process of fertility preference formation and change is examined from the psychological angle, using the example of changes over time in the size of families of Italian origin in the United States. The relationship between psychological and economic factors in this process of change is considered. The author develops a theory of personality development in which these changes in fertility preference can be seen as an outgrowth of adaptation and cultural change over time.