The factors of formation of a procreative attitude in the context of demographic transition

The study tries to determine the priority of factors affecting the birth rate. The author emphasizes the paramount importance of the stage of the demographic transition in the formation of the procreative attitude as an objective factor, which a woman cannot alter. In addition to the objective factor the research shows the impact of a subjective nature on the formation of the procreative factors, which include age, marriage, interests and values of a woman. It is substantiated that subjective factors can provide a corrective value for the procreative attitude of a woman in the conditions of a specific stage of the demographic transition. The author analyses the process of shift of the birth rate in the older age group of youth, the effect of the stability of marriage on the birth rate. The values of the demographic transition are emphasized not only as an objective prerequisite for the formation of the proсreative attitude, but also as a prerequisite for the formation of a human resource in the field of labor activity. The author shows the decisive influence of the stage of the demographic transition on the current state of the institution of the family, on the specifics of the material and spiritual needs of a modern human. Thus, it is emphasized that the demographic transition, as a modern feature of the mortality and fertility rates, is of global importance, influencing the formation of the entire system of vital activity of modern society.