The Fertility Transition: The Social Dynamics of Population Change
Author:   Peter Donaldson
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:  

9781557860903


Pages:   236
Publication Date:   14 March 1991
Format:   Hardback
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The Fertility Transition: The Social Dynamics of Population Change


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A closer look at population changes in different societies This book seeks to offer an explanation of changes in fertility rates in various communities. The Fertility Transition: The Social Dynamics of Population Change reviews the theories that have been used to predict population change and fertility rates in societies. The author introduces a theory to explain the conditions that might be impacting fertility. The book addresses economic and social issues, along with factors such as education and nutrition, which may play a role. Other factors considered are child care, women in the workforce, infant mortality, and cultural influences.

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Author:   Peter Donaldson
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 16.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781557860903


ISBN 10:   1557860904
Pages:   236
Publication Date:   14 March 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Population changes - impact and patterns; an overview; lifestyles and family fertility behaviour; economic modelling of fertility; economic constraints upon family size - a survey of parental attitudes; fertility patters of the transition onset - insights of the living standard model; a lifestyle-norm/time constraint model for analysis of long-run changes in fertility; a test of the living standard model; policy implications of lifestyle approach; agenda for further research.

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