A 2010 meeting sponsored by the Social Trends Institute in Barcelona, Spain, brought together leading practitioners and scholars in demography, social science, economics, and policy studies to ask how changing gender roles, religious values, belief systems, and family norms are affecting fertility. Unlike other books on the subject, this one engages with issues of child psychology, parenting, family, and social policy, raising questions about the social and emotional consequences of being an 'only child,' the relationship between secularism and fertility decline, the effect of parenthood on adults' engagement with society, and an often-overlooked question: Do children make parents happy? A companion web site contains additional data tables and figures. The book's readership includes general readers, students, scholars, and policy makers. Kaufmann is affiliated with Birkbeck College, University of London. Wilcox directs the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
