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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... Theories , Disorderly Women 183 213 Susan Cotts Watkins , Naomi Rutenberg , and David Wilkinson 11. Numerators and Denominators in the Study of High Fertility Populations : Past and Potential Contributions from Cultural Anthropology 246 ...
... Theories , Disorderly Women 183 213 Susan Cotts Watkins , Naomi Rutenberg , and David Wilkinson 11. Numerators and Denominators in the Study of High Fertility Populations : Past and Potential Contributions from Cultural Anthropology 246 ...
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... theory has been built . It is therefore central to demography's claim to represent a fully fledged field of social ... theories of the role of female education and autonomy , of transgenerational wealth flow , and of the role of social ...
... theory has been built . It is therefore central to demography's claim to represent a fully fledged field of social ... theories of the role of female education and autonomy , of transgenerational wealth flow , and of the role of social ...
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... theory that has developed around it , be it in the form of crudely economic determinist explanations , or equally crude evolutionary or modernization theory , or narrowly focused dif- fusion theory . Rather , we intend to let the term ...
... theory that has developed around it , be it in the form of crudely economic determinist explanations , or equally crude evolutionary or modernization theory , or narrowly focused dif- fusion theory . Rather , we intend to let the term ...
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... theory applied to fertility has been largely the province of economists , and has its roots in the microeconomics of the family ( Becker 1975 ; Schultz 1981 ) . Cultural / ideational and diffusion theory , focusing on diffusion of ...
... theory applied to fertility has been largely the province of economists , and has its roots in the microeconomics of the family ( Becker 1975 ; Schultz 1981 ) . Cultural / ideational and diffusion theory , focusing on diffusion of ...
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... 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 cul- Introduction 7.
... 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 cul- Introduction 7.
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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