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The current trend towards smaller families and deferred but compressed fertility is likely to continue. At the same time, greater tolerance towards different life-styles is developing. This should include childlessness by choice on the part of those who place a premium on personal independence, or on freedom from a permanent commitment to another person (whether the sexual partner or a dependent child) or on a demanding, fulfilling career.
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Pringle, M.K. (1980). Patterns of Parenting. In: A Fairer Future for Children. National Children’s Bureau series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16290-1_3
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