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The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly

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Author	Kiser, Clyde Vernon Lorimer, Frank Notestein, Frank W. Osborn, Frederick H.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	THIS paper is a report on an investigation of the follow ing hypothesis: “ The greater the tendency to plan in general, the higher the proportion of couples practicing contraception effectively and the smaller the planned families.” The hypothesis is based on the assumption that planning is a general rather than a specific trait, so that couples will tend to plan their family size if they plan their behavior in other areas of life. Since the data on “general planning” are mainly about economic behavior, it is more accurate to state the subject of investigation as the relationship between the planning of per sonal economic affairs on the one hand and the planning of fer tility and size of planned family on the other hand. The hypothesis is a restatement of the frequently made ob servation2 that the increasing practice of family limitation and the decreasing size of family in modem times are part of an increasing tendency for individuals to weigh motives and actions rationally—that is, to plan behavior carefully. The link between general planning and small family size is the less obvious part of the hypothesis. There are at least two alternative bases for expecting such a relationship. In the first place, the person who plans in general may be depicted as one whose rational calculations result in referring all questions to a narrow conception of self-interest. To such a person the tra ditional social norms reinforcing family life and the importance
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Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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