Abstract
The relationship between child abuse and low fertility in developed countries is examined through a review of interrelationships between fertility theories and theories which try to explain child abusive behavior. [The author] alludes to the fact that in the course of modernization the socio-economic pressures which make the small family advantageous or inevitable have increased. Although it might have been possible to decrease the stress raised by unwanted children by using contraceptives more effectively this has not reduced the pressures which make parents consider fertility limitation as a necessity. Thus the increasing stress among parents has remained effective despite developments in the field of contraceptive technology. It is suggested that highly restrictive fertility behavior and simultaneously occurring child abuse [are] interlinked through common sources of stress and frustration in the family. (EXCERPT)
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