Nation and family : the Swedish experiment in democratic family and population policy / by Alva Myrdal.

  • Alva Myrdal
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[1945]
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Credit: Nation and family : the Swedish experiment in democratic family and population policy / by Alva Myrdal. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS Preface v PART I. PROBLEMS AND PRINCIPLES I. Population, the Family, and Social Reform i Population Policy. The Neo-Malthusian Issue. The Maladjusted Family. Why Sweden? II. Population Trends and Opinions 17 Emigration, Industrialization, and Family Limitation. The Dynamics of Population Growth. Population Discussions. III. The Changing Family: Marriage and Illegitimacy 2.9 Marriage Rate. Sex Distribution. Half the Adult Population Unmar ried. Recent Trends and Present Tendencies. Divorce. Illegitimacy. Patterps of Premarital Sex Experimentation. The Old Mores in the New Society. IV. The Changing Family: Parenthood 48 Marital Fertility. Immediate Causes of Family Limitation. Motives for Family Limitation. The Factor of Insecurity. The Factor of Dis comfort. The Factor of Economy. Income and Family Limitation. The Differential Cost of Children. Children in Relation to Family Size and Income Level. Pressure of Children on the Family Budget. V. Forecasting the Future 77 The Balance of Births and Deaths. Prognoses. Discussion of the As sumptions. The Future of Fertility. Effects of Population Change. VI. Qualitative Population Changes 90 The Problem of the Second-rate Worker. The Problem of the Unem ployable. Population Quality. The Social Substratum. Environ mental Factors. VII. Goals for a Population Policy 100 The General Value Milieu. Increased Fertility. Medium-sized Fami lies. Improved Quality. Reduced Illegitimacy. The Principle of Volun tary Parenthood. Merging the Goals. ix a *
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