Anthropological and Economic Perspectives on Small Family Size on the Island of Pantelleria, Sicily

1979 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 223 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Galt ◽  
L. J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Small Family ◽  
Small Family Size ◽  
Economic Perspectives

scholarly journals Exploring The Nexus Between Family Size Planning and Retirement Planning in Ghana

2019 ◽  
pp. 183-216
Author(s):  
Delali Adjoa Dovie
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Retirement Planning ◽  
Retirement Plans ◽  
Small Family ◽  
Large Family Size ◽  
Small Family Size

The study articulates the perspectives and attitudes of workers in an attempt to uncover thoughts and ideas in relation to the phenomena of family size planning and retirement planning. Use was made of both quantitative and qualitative datasets. The sample [n=442] was selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. The paper finds that there is a link between family planning and retirement planning. The reasons for this nexus encompass the fact that large family sizes may inhibit saving abilities. Further, large family size hinders the ability to save. The ideal family size in this context ranges between 1 and 5. The findings show that family planning positively correlated (0.688) with retirement planning. Stated differently, family size correlates with planning towards retirement to a greater extent. Whereas large family size inhibits retirement planning, small family size facilitates less expenditure and better savings, and ensures the availability of financial resources to be channeled into retirement plans. These findings reflect a change in thoughts regarding large family size as opposed to small family size. A gradual shift pertains to smaller families with retirement planning in focus. Also, annexed to family planning is social relationship building, both of which have implications for later life planning.

scholarly journals Socio-cultural Constraints and Women’s Decision-making Power Regarding Reproductive Behaviour

1999 ◽  
Vol 38 (4II) ◽  
pp. 689-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Mubashir Ali ◽  
Mehboob Sultan
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Reproductive Behaviour ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Small Family ◽  
Small Family Size ◽  
Ideal Number ◽  
Cultural Constraints

In a previous study [Ali, Siyal and Sultan (1995)], we observed a big gap between behaviour and desires. Only 35 percent women had the number of children that they had desired. Whereas, a very large number of women had more children than their stated ideal number of children. The same data set also showed that a majority of women (54 percent) either wanted to stop having children or wanted to wait at least two years before having another child [Ali and Rukanuddin (1992)]. In practice, all of these women were not protected; instead only 12 percent were practising contraception [Shah and Ali (1992)]. An argument was put forward that, had these women been empowered to decide about the number of children to be born, the scenario would have been different and small family size norms would have prevailed.

scholarly journals Penetrance of a rare genetic defect

1967 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Sittmann
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Autosomal Recessive ◽  
Human Genetics ◽  
Genetic Defect ◽  
Original Data ◽  
White Leghorn ◽  
Small Family ◽  
Small Family Size ◽  
Recessive Genes ◽  
Congenital Tremor

Contrary to the conclusion of earlier workers, penetrance of a very rare genetic defect, congenital tremor in White Leghorn chicks, was found to be complete. By appropriate correction of the original data for small family size it is shown that the defect is determined not by one but two pairs of autosomal recessive genes. In the terminology of human genetics, ascertainment of affected individuals corresponded to conditions of ‘truncate’ selection in the case of maternal sibships and more nearly to ‘single’ selection in the case of paternal sibships.

Complexe Woorden In Het Mentale Lexicon Van Kinderen

2006 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 53-65
Author(s):  
Maria Mos
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Reaction Times ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Decision Task ◽  
Large Family Size ◽  
Small Family Size ◽  
Good Reading ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Complex Words

Do children's representations of complex words in their mental lexicon have an internal structure, with the stem as a separate unit? De Jong et al (2000) found that adults recognize words with a large Family Size, i.e. words occurring in many derivations and compounds, faster than equally frequent words with a small Family Size. This result is an indication that the occurrence of a stem in complex words facilitates the recognition of this stem. This article investigates whether the Family-Size-effect extends to children's reaction times as well. Using a lexical decision task, the effect was observed in 9-10 year old children (N=69) in Dutch. A large vocabulary and good reading ability shortened general reaction times, but had no influence on the difference between items with a small or large Family Size. Monolingual and bilingual children performed similarly on this task.

scholarly journals Challenges in utilisation of small family norm

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 276
Author(s):  
Varuna Pathak ◽  
Madhuri Chandra ◽  
Veena Rathi Bisani
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Basic Question ◽  
Small Family ◽  
Ideal Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
Planning Methods ◽  
National Family Planning ◽  
Ideal Number ◽  
Control Study

Background: India is the most populous country in the world, sustaining 17.5% of the world’s population on 2.4% of the world’s surface area. Despite of India being the first country to formulate a National Family Planning Programme in 1952, the population of India continues to rise. Therefore a basic question arises, as to why do couple have a third child? For stabilization of population every couple must on an average have 2.2 children, but how far our family planning programmes having an impact on the beneficiaries, in terms of their ideologies and utilisation of the programme. To get answers to the above question the present study was undertaken with the following aims and objectives to determine the views about ideal family size and ideal spacing, to determine the degree of knowledge about various contraceptive methods, to know the family size amongst population not adopting small family norm and to know the reason for non-acceptance of family planning methods.Methods: This was a hospital based case control study. Cases were women with two live children and not practicing family planning. Controls included women who opted for family planning methods and adopted the two child norm. Both cases and controls were asked to fill up a questionnaire.Results: Most people practicing small family norm view ideal number of issues ≤ 2 i.e. 88% of males and 91% of females. 59.8% couples not practicing family planning, think ideal spacing ≤ 2 years. 100% controls had the concept of contraception.Conclusions: Desire for a male child in 30.6% cases is the most common reason for couples not following the 2 child norm.

scholarly journals Small Family, Smart Family?: Family Size and the IQ Scores of Young Men

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra E. Black ◽  
Paul J. Devereux ◽  
Kjell G. Salvanes
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Small Family ◽  
Iq Scores
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