This book presents six lessons on reproduction and birth specifically designed for middle and junior high school students. The lessons are designed to appeal to young students' needs and interests about the subject matter. This module uses discussions and worksheets to explain how the genetic make-up, reproduction process, and gestation period for…

As part of a study of mother-child interaction, 31 children were observed at 21 and 35 months of age to assess the influence of the birth of a sibling on the stability of temperament. All subjects were only children when they were surveyed at 21 months of age. By the time of the second observation, when subjects were 35 months old, the birth order…

The General Accounting Office interviewed 1,157 Medicaid recipients and uninsured women in 32 communities in 8 states to determine the timing and number of their prenatal care visits and the barriers they perceived as preventing them from obtaining care earlier or more often. According to the Institute of Medicine's Prenatal Care Index, about 63…

The aim of this issue of "Children in the Tropics" is to describe work that may be done by a motivated health team having only the strict minimum of material resources. While not a handbook of obstetrics, this text serves as a reminder of basic information and procedures workers must be able to perform. Following a review of the…

In both kibbutz and Israeli urban clinics, first-borns from opposite-sex sib pairs were more likely to be referred; in the kibbutz, the first-born was the only boy of the pair; in the city, the only girl of the pair. (Author)

In attempting to understand the causes of illegitimacy, article analyzed the personalities of unwed mothers and fathers as well as their parents, and investigated various aspects of family background and interaction. (Author/RK)

The present investigation examined reinforcement-responsibility, a measure of locus of control, and its possible relationship to birth order in upper elementary school children. (Author)

An exhaustive analytic review of large bodies of research indicates that rates of premarital intercourse among teenagers have risen sharply since 1966. This is particularly true for white females, for whom the rate is probably about three times that of the 1920's thru the mid-1960's; for white males the rate seems to have risen about 50%. By age…

In an attempt to clarify the structure of positive and negative parenthood motivations, a series of factor analyses were performed on importance ratings of empirically generated reasons for and against having a child. Findings were: (1) evidence for bipolar factors is weak; (2) both positive and negative motivations have a moderately strong single…

The relationship between national population trends and teacher supply and demand is investigated, and guidelines for local teacher association planning are presented. (LH)

The concept of family life cycle has become increasingly prominent in the study of family development--the formation, maintenance, change, and dissolution of marriage and family relations. An evaluation of this concept is accomplished by examining the relationships between three possible stratification schemes: stage of the family life cycle,…

Empirical tests of hypotheses developed in a discussion of income and substitution effects support the hypotheses and show that women with more education have their first birth (Bl) sooner after leaving school than less educated women; also, an additional year of schooling raises the woman's age at Bl by only about one-half year. The higher the…

Reports the situational and psychological reasons why parents have just one child. The situational reasons include biological factors and marital stability. Psychological reasons concern factors in the decision-making process that lead individuals to have an only child. (Author/MA)