Nowadays, more and more people decide to have children later in their life. What are the reasons? What are the effects of this on society and families?

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Most
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these days would rather not
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have
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until they are older.
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can be because of several different reasons.
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decision has its impact on societies, which we will look into in
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essay. Cultural and economical restraints play a huge role. In the
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couple of decades, the number of women attending full-time jobs has risen rapidly, while stay-at-home men are still frowned upon by some. In
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cultural dilemma, neither the wife nor the husband can look after their
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and raise them responsibly.
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,
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generally believe that they must enjoy a certain level of family income in order to afford
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an extra mouth. These might persuade
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into thinking of having
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when one of them is present at home and they are financially more stable. Late childbearing can lead to some notable gaps between parents and their offspring and
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population. As
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decide to have
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later in their life, a noticeable age gap begins to appear,
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of that, communication between
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and their parents might suffer some damages. Being from different generations, it is only natural to have opposing views on many subjects.
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, it disturbs the balance among
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of age groups, which could contribute to
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the scarcity
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of workforce, and problems recompensating the growing number of retired employees. Late childbearing is a growing trend and it has
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certain outcomes in the near future, societies must be aware of there and take action if necessary.
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