Abstract
This article presents a somewhat speculative picture of fertility-limiting behavior within the duofocal family in Turkey, supported with data from the 1968 survey, other research on fertility limitation, and from ethnographic studies. The focus was on the ability of the woman to fully realize the potential for autonomy afforded by the duofocal family structure in attempting fertility limitation. This was shown to be determined largely by the opportunity structure to which a woman had access and by the characteristics and boundaries of the female sphere as subjectively defined by the woman. Although this autonomy is in some ways greater in metropolitan areas than elsewhere, even that setting does not permit the Turkish woman to enjoy the full realization of her potential for autonomy afforded by the sexual dualism of Turkish society and the duofocality of Turkish family structure. (author's modified)
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