Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Collection of Micro-Demographic Studies - Couverture rigide

 
9780313319082: Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Collection of Micro-Demographic Studies
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ISBN 10 : 0313319081 ISBN 13 : 9780313319082
Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Perhaps no region matches sub-Saharan Africa in its social and cultural diversity. In this collection of micro-demographic studies, the authors examine how the diversity of this region influences reproductive behavior. The empirical studies, distributed throughout the continent, are localized, in-depth studies that give special attention to contextual effects of social structure and social organization. A diverse range of topics is addressed including, adolescent sexuality and the effects of early childbearing on later fertility, the impact of development programs on fertility and the association between social organization, social diffusion, and reproductive regime. Highly revealing of the determinants of reproduction in Africa, these studies serve as a model for a new mode of demographic research.

The chapters are arranged by geographical regions of the continent, with an introductory chapter outlining the editors' vision of a micro-demographic enterprise and a concluding chapter placing the African fertility transition in the context of the global fertility transition. This volume inspires fresh thinking and theorizing about demographic change, not only in sub-Saharan Africa, but also in all low-income settings.

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À propos de l?auteur

SAMUEL AGYEI-MENSAH is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Resource Development at the University of Ghana. He is currently working on a book on the spread of HIV/AIDS in Ghana.

JOHN B. CASTERLINE is Senior Research Associate in the Policy Research Division at the Population Council in New York. He is the author of Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition (2001).

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Éditeur
Praeger Publishers Inc
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0313319081
ISBN 13 
9780313319082
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
216
Éditeur
Agyei-Mensah Samuel, Casterline John B.
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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