Sciegliere di non avere figli: fattori individuali econtestuali
Journal title RIVISTA DI STUDI FAMILIARI
Author/s Silvia Meggiolaro, Fausta Ongaro
Publishing Year 2007 Issue 2007/1
Language Italian Pages 14 P. 57-70 File size 212 KB
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In Italy, as well as across Europe, the number of women without children is not negligible and the voluntary component of this phenomenon is in the increase. Indeed, the term childfree rather than childless is used to un-derline this conscious choice. The present paper explores whether the choice of a life without children might also be influenced by contextual factors. Models for con-textual analysis have been applied on individual da-ta coming from the 2003 ISTAT survey Family and Social Subjects and on other regional ISTAT data. Results show that, individual characte-ristics being equal, reproductive orientations are affected by the context. In particular, there seems to be a cultural context effect which gives women greater opportunities to get out of traditional roles and invest in directions other than the family. There may also be a social interaction mechanism responsible for handing down some sort of fertility ideals.
Silvia Meggiolaro, Fausta Ongaro, Sciegliere di non avere figli: fattori individuali econtestuali in "RIVISTA DI STUDI FAMILIARI" 1/2007, pp 57-70, DOI: