[Consideration of modern demographic questions (author's transl)]

It is assumed that the decrease in the birth rate can be checked or that an increase in births can be stimulated by models or value judgements. On the basis of articles reflecting the official demographic opinion published by the Federal Office for Statistics, an attempt was made to reflect the intellectual foundation for such views. With the help of population statistics and model computations as well as vaguely intimated ideologies, changes in procreative activity considered necessary could be induced. The investigation concluded with the question of whether the detachment of procreative activity in highly industrialized, capitalistic countries with their specialized instruments, technologies, and institutions can be attributed to economic factors.