Alice in Wonderland: Unrealized fertility and satisfaction with number of children according to couples’ point of view in a city in Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Carvalho,Angelita Alves de
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Wong,Laura Rodriguez, Miranda-Ribeiro,Paula
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista brasileira de estudos de população (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-30982018000100153
Resumo: Abstract The gap between ideal and observed fertility is a very common phenomenon in Brazil. However, given the severe criticism of indicators on desired and ideal family sizes, it is important to reflect on how well fertility preferences are grasped by traditional questions. This paper discusses whether having fewer children than desired is a matter of choice or if it represents an inability to implement reproductive preferences, generating dissatisfaction with one´s fertility behavior. Data come from 62 in-depth interviews conducted with 31 couples with high educational levels, living in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, with up to two children. Negative discrepant fertility was predominant among most couples interviewed. Many of them, however, are fully satisfied with their current fertility situation and do not seem to be willing to implement their desire for more children.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Alice in Wonderland: Unrealized fertility and satisfaction with number of children according to couples’ point of view in a city in Brazil
title Alice in Wonderland: Unrealized fertility and satisfaction with number of children according to couples’ point of view in a city in Brazil
spellingShingle Alice in Wonderland: Unrealized fertility and satisfaction with number of children according to couples’ point of view in a city in Brazil
Carvalho,Angelita Alves de
Fertility gap
Ideal number of children
Negative discrepant fertility
Measures of fertility preferences
Qualitative data
Couples
title_short Alice in Wonderland: Unrealized fertility and satisfaction with number of children according to couples’ point of view in a city in Brazil
title_full Alice in Wonderland: Unrealized fertility and satisfaction with number of children according to couples’ point of view in a city in Brazil
title_fullStr Alice in Wonderland: Unrealized fertility and satisfaction with number of children according to couples’ point of view in a city in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Alice in Wonderland: Unrealized fertility and satisfaction with number of children according to couples’ point of view in a city in Brazil
title_sort Alice in Wonderland: Unrealized fertility and satisfaction with number of children according to couples’ point of view in a city in Brazil
author Carvalho,Angelita Alves de
author_facet Carvalho,Angelita Alves de
Wong,Laura Rodriguez
Miranda-Ribeiro,Paula
author_role author
author2 Wong,Laura Rodriguez
Miranda-Ribeiro,Paula
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Carvalho,Angelita Alves de
Wong,Laura Rodriguez
Miranda-Ribeiro,Paula
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Fertility gap
Ideal number of children
Negative discrepant fertility
Measures of fertility preferences
Qualitative data
Couples
topic Fertility gap
Ideal number of children
Negative discrepant fertility
Measures of fertility preferences
Qualitative data
Couples
description Abstract The gap between ideal and observed fertility is a very common phenomenon in Brazil. However, given the severe criticism of indicators on desired and ideal family sizes, it is important to reflect on how well fertility preferences are grasped by traditional questions. This paper discusses whether having fewer children than desired is a matter of choice or if it represents an inability to implement reproductive preferences, generating dissatisfaction with one´s fertility behavior. Data come from 62 in-depth interviews conducted with 31 couples with high educational levels, living in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, with up to two children. Negative discrepant fertility was predominant among most couples interviewed. Many of them, however, are fully satisfied with their current fertility situation and do not seem to be willing to implement their desire for more children.
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