The Continuing Demographic TransitionG. W. Jones, R. M. Douglas, J. C. Caldwell, R. M. D'Souza From the perspective of human society, one of the most significant occurrences of the twentieth century has been the demographic transition —- the movement from tragic and wastefully high death and birth rates to low rates in many countries. Many other countries, however, are still at only the early or intermediate stages of this process. In these countries, means need to be found to accelerate the transition. This book brings new evidence to bear on aspects of the demographic trasition, with contributions from leading demographers, anthropologists, sociologists, and historians. The book ranges widely over the history and current experience of both developed and developing countries, with particular emphasis on Asia and Africa. The new field of anthropological demography is strongly represented, with contributions challenging much conventional wisdom. |
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... influences . Current debate over these influences tends to highlight the following three broad schools of interpretation : household demand , cultural / ideational change and diffusion , and changes in social institutions . Though these ...
... influences . Current debate over these influences tends to highlight the following three broad schools of interpretation : household demand , cultural / ideational change and diffusion , and changes in social institutions . Though these ...
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... influences on human beha- viour or cultural barriers to demographic change should be taken ser- iously , or instead consigned to an error term in explanatory models , an action neoclassical economic theory would suggest is warranted by ...
... influences on human beha- viour or cultural barriers to demographic change should be taken ser- iously , or instead consigned to an error term in explanatory models , an action neoclassical economic theory would suggest is warranted by ...
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... influence . Major issues arise here , including the relevance of rational actor theory ( which Kertzer argues is based on a fundament- ally flawed paradigm of human behaviour ) and the nature of cultural determinism . Kertzer notes that ...
... influence . Major issues arise here , including the relevance of rational actor theory ( which Kertzer argues is based on a fundament- ally flawed paradigm of human behaviour ) and the nature of cultural determinism . Kertzer notes that ...
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... tradition of medical triumphalism , which McKeown defied in the 1950s and 1960s , remains influential among TABLE 2.1 The Top Seven Attributed Causes of Death in The First Health Transition in Australia, 1880–1910 F B Smith.
... tradition of medical triumphalism , which McKeown defied in the 1950s and 1960s , remains influential among TABLE 2.1 The Top Seven Attributed Causes of Death in The First Health Transition in Australia, 1880–1910 F B Smith.
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Contents
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The Demise of Universal Marriage in East | 51 |
An Analysis of ParityDependent Fertility Falls | 80 |
The Implausible Endpoint | 94 |
Intergenerational Wealth Flows and the Elderly in Indonesia | 111 |
THE PLACE OF CULTURE IN | 135 |
What Do We Know? | 158 |
Contraception and Religiosity in Bangladesh | 268 |
The Rise of Dowry in Bangladesh | 290 |
A Reorganization of | 307 |
Health Treatment Behaviour in Sri Lanka | 332 |
THE PLACE OF POLICY IN | 363 |
Transitions in Indonesia | 383 |
The Role of Family Planning Programmes in Contemporary | 422 |
Index | 445 |
Orderly Theories Disorderly Women | 213 |
Numerators and Denominators in the Study of High | 246 |
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