TY - GEN AU - Eric P.Kaufmann AU - W.Bradford Wilcox TI - Whither the Child?: Causes and Consequences of Low Fertility SN - 9781317249122 PY - 2015///1119 CY - Oxford PB - Routledge N2 - Birth rates are falling and fertility rates are well below replacement levels. At the same time, the economic crisis has forced governments to scale back public spending, reduce child support, and raise the retirement age, causing immense social conflict. Taking a step outside the disciplinary comfort zone, Whither the Child? asks how demography affects individuals and society. What does it feel like to live in a low fertility world? What are the consequences? Is there even a problem - economically, culturally and morally? No other book confronts so many dimensions of the low fertility issue and none engage with the thorny issues of child psychology, parenting, family, and social policy that are tackled head-on here ER -