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Sociology

The Second Demographic Transition and the Rise of Childless Societies

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In many developed countries, more than 20% of women who were born in the mid-1970s are projected to remain childless for their entire lives, a level two to three times higher than that of their grandmothers' generation.

Why this is interesting

You've heard of the baby boom, but what about the baby bust? Why are more and more people, especially in wealthy countries, choosing to have no children at all?