The value of children in African countries - Insights from studies on infertility
The value of children in African countries - Insights from studies on infertility
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DOI：
10.1080/01674820701409959
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发表时间：
2007-06-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Dyer, Silks J.
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作者：
Dyer, Silks J.
许多研究探讨了西方工业化国家为人父母的动机。这些研究表明，人们之所以想要孩子，主要是出于与幸福和个人幸福有关的原因。迄今为止，有关非洲国家生育动机的数据有限。然而，对儿童价值的认识可以从对不孕症的研究中得出，因为非自愿无子女的负面影响反映了儿童对父母和社会的价值。根据这些研究，儿童确保夫妻关系，提供社会保障，协助劳动，赋予社会地位，确保财产和继承权，通过转世和维持家庭血统提供连续性，并满足情感需求。因此，与工业化国家相比，养育子女似乎在非洲社区有更多、也可以说是更深的根源。
A number of studies have explored motives for parenthood in the Western industrialized world. These studies have documented that children are mostly desired for reasons relating to happiness and personal well-being. To date, limited data pertaining to parenthood motives in African countries exist. Insight into the value of children can, however, be derived from studies on infertility, as the negative repercussions of involuntary childlessness reflect the value of children to parents and the community. According to these studies children secure conjugal ties, offer social security, assist with labour, confer social status, secure rights of property and inheritance, provide continuity through re-incarnation and maintaining the family lineage, and satisfy, emotional needs. Parenthood therefore appears to have more and, arguably, deeper roots in African communities when compared to industrialized countries.