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This volume provides the first comprehensive overview on a large international study on the value of children and families in eight different sociocultural contexts. The editors and initiators of the study come from a psychological (Gisela Trommsdorff) and a sociological (Bernhard Nauck) background, thus enabling an interdisciplinary perspective on the value of children. Nineteen researchers from different countries have contributed to the chapters of this volume. The primary goal of the current project is to improve our understanding of dramatic socio-demographic changes all over the world, and to investigate the social and psychological conditions for having children and for child-rearing practices in different cultures. Each chapter begins with a description of the relevant socio-economic and cultural conditions for each of the eight countries. This is followed by a report on the empirical data on specific value orientations related to children and family life. The respective theoretical implications are integrated from developmental-psychological, sociological, socio-demographic, and cross-cultural perspectives.


Contents:

Daniela Klaus, Bernhard Nauck, & Thomas Klein:
Families and the Value of Children in Germany

Boris Mayer, Isabelle Albert, Gisela Trommsdorff, & Beate Schwarz:
Value of Children in Germany: Dimensions, Comparison of Generations, and Relevance for Parenting

Petr Mareš & Ivo Možný:
The Czech Family, Reproductive Behavior, and the Value of Children in the Czech Republic

Bilge Ataca, Cigdem Kagitcibasi, & Aysesim Diri:
The Turkish Family and the Value of Children: Trends over Time

Jana Suckow:
The Value of Children among Jews and Muslims in Israel: Methods and Results from the VOC-Field Study

Ramesh C. Mishra, Boris Mayer, Gisela Trommsdorff, Isabelle Albert, & Beate Schwarz:
The Value of Children in Urban and Rural India: Cultural Background and Empirical Results

Isabelle Albert, Gisela Trommsdorff, Boris Mayer, & Beate Schwarz:
Value of Children in Urban and Rural Indonesia: Socio-Demographic Indicators, Cultural Aspects and Empirical Findings

Uichol Kim & Young-Shin Park:
Family, Parent-Child Relationships, Fertility Rates, and Value of Children in Korea: Indigenous, Psychological, and Cultural Analysis

Gang Zheng, Shaohua Shi, & Hong Tang:
Population Development and the Value of Children in the People’s Republic of China