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Sex roles, value of children and fertility

Sex roles, family & community in TurkeyBloomington, Ind. (143 Goodbody Hall, Bloomington 47405)Published In 1982 • Pages: 151-180

By: Kâğıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the value of children (VOC) and fertility based on a survey of 2305 married respondents across Turkey. Some of the findings show that social, economic, and cultural factors affect intra-family relations, which in turn, affects fertility behavior. The economic value of children decreases with socio-economic development, while the psychological value increases. Since the later is more a qualitative value than a quantitative one, it results is lower fertility.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Functional and adaptational interpretations
Gender status
Household
Family relationships
Conception
Status of children
Status and treatment of the aged
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Turks
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2012
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle East
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Middle East
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Ethnologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard; 2012
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1975
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1975
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Turkey
NotesAdditional notes
Çiğdem Kâğıtçıbaşı
Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-180)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
82084525
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Families--Turkey
Sex role--Turkey
Women--Turkey--Social conditions
Community life
Turkey--Social conditions