Table 7.
Overview of findings concerning attitudinal changes over the period 1990-2006 in three Latin American countries.
| Argentina | Chile | Brazil | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rise in “marriage outdated institution” | T, F | T, F | T, f | |
| Decline in “child needs home with both father and mother” | T, F | T, F | T, F | |
| Decline in “being housewife just as fulfilling“ | t, F | T, F | T, F | |
| Decline in “priority to men if jobs are scarce” | t, f | T, F | T, F | |
| Decline in “never justified” | ||||
| Euthanasia | T, F | T, F | T, F | |
| Homosexuality | T, F | T, F | T, F | |
| Abortion | T, f | T, F | t, f | |
| Divorce | T, F | T, F | T, F | |
| Suicide | T, F | T, F | T, F | |
| Rise in absence of church attendance | T, F | T, F | T, f | |
| Decline in: church answers social problems | t, f | T, F | T, f | |
| Decline in: church answers family problems | T, F | T, F | T, f | |
| Decline in personal moments of prayer, meditation | t, F | T, F | t, f | |
| Number of T, F combinations | 8 | 13 | 7 | 28 |
| Number of t, F combinations | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Number of t, f combinations | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Number of T, f combinations | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
Note: “T” = strong trend; “t”= weak or not trend; “F”= trend fits the expected direction on the basis of the “second demographic transition”; “f” = trend does not fit the expected direction on the basis of the “second demographic transition”.
Source: own calculations with the World Value Surveys data.