To understand incomplete explanations of cultural, socio economic and generationrndifferences in fertility behavior, three complementary parts of VOC arernsystematically categorized according to kagitcibasi 's family change theory which isrnimportant in shedding light on parental goals and expectations regarding children,rnintergenerational relationships and a host of related factors that reflect the placernof the child in family and society. In this study, the value that children have forrnwomen (i. e., social/traditional, economic/utilitarian, and psychological- value ofrnchildren [VOC}) is tried to assessed in two socioeconomic statuses and threerngenerations. Young women 's views regarding the value of children are importantrnin the context of generational change. This study focused on MechaWoreda andrnYeka sub-city women, the later residing in urban/metropolitan, and the Mecharnresiding in rural settings. Attitudes and values of women aged J 8 to 65 wererncompared. a total of 383 women were analyzed on their attitudes and values ofrnchildren. Comparisons across generations, cultures, and sees levels reflectedrnchanges over time and across geographical regions. The expectations of womenrnfrom an offspring also build Significantly in a theory of family change, whichrnenlightens this study. Compatible to the hypothesis: the economic and social valuernof children increases with increase in age and decrease in socioeconomic status.rnMoreover, differences in VOC across generations and socioeconomic!culturalrncomparison groups provided some support for kagitcibasi 's family change theory.