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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... Social Sciences in Australia , the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , the Australian Population Association , the Australian Agency for International Development , the Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health in Australia , the ...
... Social Sciences in Australia , the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , the Australian Population Association , the Australian Agency for International Development , the Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health in Australia , the ...
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... Social Research , and Department of Anthropology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48106-1248 , USA . Terence H. Hull is a Fellow in the Demography Program at the Research School of Social Sciences , Australian National ...
... Social Research , and Department of Anthropology , University of Michigan , Ann Arbor , Michigan 48106-1248 , USA . Terence H. Hull is a Fellow in the Demography Program at the Research School of Social Sciences , Australian National ...
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... social processes at work in these populations ? What steps did women take to reduce the number of their offspring ? What was the connection between life expectancy and desired family size ? What role did the great social movements of ...
... social processes at work in these populations ? What steps did women take to reduce the number of their offspring ? What was the connection between life expectancy and desired family size ? What role did the great social movements of ...
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... social implications , in a series of landmark publica- tions focusing especially on sub - Saharan Africa and Asia . Their theories of the role of female education and autonomy , of transgenerational wealth flow , and of the role of social ...
... social implications , in a series of landmark publica- tions focusing especially on sub - Saharan Africa and Asia . Their theories of the role of female education and autonomy , of transgenerational wealth flow , and of the role of social ...
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... social institutions . Though these kinds of interpretation are not mutually exclusive , they are often made to seem so by their protagonists . Demand theory applied to fertility has been largely the province of economists , and has its ...
... social institutions . Though these kinds of interpretation are not mutually exclusive , they are often made to seem so by their protagonists . Demand theory applied to fertility has been largely the province of economists , and has its ...
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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