She brings up the influence of a fewer number of children in middle and upper class families, and how this affects the roles of parents and children.
Recently, Thinking Aloud from the BBC took on two voices in the field of modernity and family sizes, trying to pin down the reasons why people have fewer children and why that's a characteristic of modern societies.
Thinking Aloud is available on their website, or subscribe to new episodes in itunes (previous episodes not available).
The New Yorker podcast is available in itunes, or listen below.
The New Yorker Out Loud - Interview with Jill Lepore
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