Abstract
There was a clear effect of sex-related differentiation in child-rearing practices on fertility, with the traditional group having significantly more children than the equalitarian group. One important aspect of child-rearing is the differential socialization of male and female children which, along with its associated consequences for sex-role typing and self esteem, is predicted to have a significant impact on fertility behavior. This chapter assesses the usefulness of the intervening variables of child-rearing practices and their personality/attitudinal sequelae in predicting fertility in a sample of middle-class Turkish women. The interview schedule was composed of two parts, the first designed to obtain the respondent’s retrospective perception of sex-related differentiation in child-rearing practices applied by her parents to herself and her brother, and the second designed to investigate the nature of the respondent’s relationship with her husband. The chapter explains questions regarding contraceptive use, age at marriage, sex preference for children, and values attributed to children.
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