This last week we talked about factors were involved in the baby boom and then the decline of birth rates in the 60's and 70's. Some that we came up with in class were:

-WWII had just ended
-Vaccines and medical advances were taking place so there was a higher survival rate.

Then in the late 60's and early 70's there was a decrease in birthrates because:

-Women were joining the work force
-There was more reliable and inexpensive birth control.
-Individuation was more pronounced.
-Divorce laws were relaxed.

Who is effected and how by not having children?:

There are many people who are effected by others not having children. All those who are surrounding them. It makes it difficult to have things in common with those around them. They really effect their own lives, because they miss out on great opportunities to learn and grow and in a sense grow up and not act so much as a child themselves. When you have the responsibility of children your views on the world change, your interest and you passions. Everything you do now revolves around these little children who you have created.

Family is the unit of growth and development.

The family is the fundamental unit of society. (The Family: A Proclamation to the World.)