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| Autor/in | Nwakeze, Peter C. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Female Labor Force Participation and Fertility in Nigeria. |
| Quelle | (1987), (14 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Birth Rate; Demography; Developing Nations; Employed Parents; Employed Women; Females; Foreign Countries; Labor Force; Population Education; Social Science Research; Womens Studies; Nigeria |
| Abstract | The two major objectives of this study are: (1) to identify the crucial factors affecting fertility behavior among working and non-working women in Nigeria; and (2) to examine the extent to which the "role incompatibility" and "opportunity cost" hypotheses of fertility behavior are supported by empirical facts in Nigeria. Two major orientations have guided studies in fertility behavior among working women. One is sociological, the other economic. The sociological hypothesis maintains that the more incompatible the role of mother and worker are, the more negative the relationship between employment and fertility. The economic hypothesis argues that an increase in labor force participation increases the opportunity cost of children, resulting in fertility reduction. However, research findings from the Nigeria Fertility Survey 1981-82 showed that the relationship between work and fertility is not consistent with the role incompatibility and opportunity cost hypotheses. Women who had worked before and since marriage had the highest fertility rate, followed by women who worked since but not before marriage. Research findings indicate a need for a sound model specification to guide further research. An adequate model for the understanding of fertility-employment relationship must place the impact of culture at the center of analysis. Inconsistent findings with regard to the relationship between fertility and female labor force participation leaves policymakers without an adequate theoretical framework to guide policy action aimed at fertility reduction. A substantial decline in fertility could be attained under a number of conditions affecting the ideal and structural realms of the society. (SM) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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