Why do contraceptive practices work for some couples and not
for others? How do couples decide the number of children they want?
What are the implications of family design in terms of the
"population explosion?" "Family Design" is a thoroughly documented
study undertaken by Social Research, Inc., for the Planned
Parenthood Federation of America. Based on intensive interviews
with 409 husbands and wives, it applies the framework of family
sociology to a problem that has previously been studied mainly from
the demographic point of view. Using social class, conjugal role
organization and religion as control variables, the author explores
in detail role concepts of husband and wife, sexual relations,
cultural determinants, family size norms, personal motivations and
contraceptive practices, and relates these factors to family
planning. "Family Design" is an accurate barometer of current
attitudes toward family planning for professional family planning
workers, social scientists and everyone who is alert to the
implications of family size and population trends in our society.
"Lee Rainwater" is professor emeritus of sociology at Harvard
University and research director of the Luxembourg Income Study. He
was one of the original founders of Transaction. He has been
associate editor of "Journal of Marriage and the Family" and on the
review board of "Sociological Quarterly." He was written various
books and in many professional journals.
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