Gender Preferences for Children Revisited: New Evidence from Germany

Author: Karsten Hank, Hans-Peter Kohler Publisher: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research Publication: Document Date:                  May 2002 Category: Family Structure > Family Size Related Categories: Family Relations > Gender Differences and Roles Family Structure > Marriages/Couples without Children Family Structure > Parenthood Status Parenthood/Childrearing > Fertility/Infertility   This paper examines gender preferences for children among parents and childless couples in Germany.  Although the findings suggest that preferences do exist, the authors find no evidence that these preferences affect couples' fertility behaviour. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link