A Look at the Reproduction Strategies of Costa Rican Households, 1990 – 2015
This article examines the reproduction strategies Costa Rican households, focusing on fertility, marriage, education, economy, social aspects, and symbolism, from 1990 to 2015, categorized by income quintile, and viewed from the perspective of family life trajectories. The study utilized data from t...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Caldas
2024-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Latinoamericana de Estudios de Familia |
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| Online Access: | https://revistasojs.ucaldas.edu.co/index.php/revlatinofamilia/article/view/9741/7732 |
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| Summary: | This article examines the reproduction strategies Costa Rican households, focusing on fertility, marriage, education, economy, social aspects, and symbolism, from 1990 to 2015, categorized by income quintile, and viewed from the perspective of family life trajectories. The study utilized data from the National Household Surveys and included interviews with three generations of households. The main findings reveal that reducing the number of children led to smaller household sizes and less strain on available resources. In terms of educational strategies, lower-income households primarily aimed to overcome illiteracy, while higher-income households pursued higher education. Despite an increase in the average income of female-headed households, it remained consistently below that of male-headed households. A lower percentage of low- and medium-income households paying in installments indicates their reliance on alternative forms of housing ownership such as renting or borrowing. Generational changes from the first to the third generation support the second demographic transition theory. There is a noted decrease in fertility rates, falling below the replacement level in the third generation, along with a shift towards marital arrangements other than marriage, and a disconnect between marriage and procreation. |
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| ISSN: | 2145-6445 2215-8758 |