The Costs of Children: Perceptions of Australian and Papua New Guinean Students.

Wilks, Jeffrey; Callan, Victor J.

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Publication Date: 1984

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The Costs of Children: Perceptions of Australian and Papua New Guinean Students.

Wilks, Jeffrey; Callan, Victor J.

Adolescence, v19 n75 p703-12 Fall 1984

Compared the perceptions of 281 Papua New Guinean students and 329 Australian students of the economic and psychological costs of having children. Australians gave high ratings to the importance of financial and emotional costs, while New Guinea students were more aware of overpopulation and restrictions on parents. (JAC)

Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Expenditures, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Parent Role, Population Education, Secondary Education, Social Exchange Theory, Student Attitudes

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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