The Value of Children in Generation Z

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10.2991/978-2-494069-53-4_14How to use a DOI?

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Child values; Generation Z; direct costs; opportunity costs; gender relations

Abstract

This study aims to determine the perception of Generation Z about the direct costs and opportunity costs of having children, gender relations in decision-making on the number of children, and the dimensions of the value of children. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with research subjects are Generation Z who were born during 1996–2015. The results show that (1) 83.8% of Gen-Z agree with the direct cost of having children, but 45.5% of Gen-Z does not agree that the presence of children will cause opportunity costs, especially for mothers; (2) The relation of gender equality is shown from 99% of Gen-Z who considers the decision on the number of children in the family is a form of mutual agreement; (3) 42.4% Gen-Z has a perception of the dimension of the emotional value of children and 39.4% has a perception of the dimension of guarantee of old age.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yuliana Ristantya Ningsih
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/10
TI  - The Value of Children in Generation Z
BT  - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Demographics and Civil-registration (INCODEC 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 122
EP  - 129
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-494069-53-4_14
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-494069-53-4_14
ID  - Ningsih2022
ER  -