Family Population And Development In Africa

Author : Aderanti Adepoju
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105022852268

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Family, Population and Development in Africa by Aderanti Adepoju Pdf

This book investigates the challenges facing the African family and their multiple effects from an extremely broad perspective. The contributors explore the nature of available data on which current policies are premised, marriage patterns, the role of the family in agriculture, the changing roles and status of women, the transformations generated by mass migration, the strains and tensions wrought by structural adjustment programmes and the functioning of family law. Throughout, the book makes clear the importance of the family to the development process. The contributors call on development strategists to see the family as a dynamic source of change as much as the recipient of it; as such this book is essential reading for students, academics and activists in development studies.

Author : Aderanti Adepoju
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780595364640

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African Families in the Twenty-first Century by Aderanti Adepoju Pdf

African Families in the Twenty-First Century explores the idea that the family is the basic unit of society and an enduring multifunctional institution in Africa. The functions and structures of African families, as well as the multiple roles played by Africa's women, are undergoing structural changes. The ways in which education, employment, and current economic conditions reshape these complex roles are immense. The challenges facing African families and their members-such as globalization, war, poverty, economic restructuring, reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, harmful traditional practices, aging, and care and support of the elderly-have magnified due to a series of economic, social, political, religious, ecological, and other related factors. Author Aderanti Adepoju explores the vulnerability and resilience of African families in the face of these crises and challenges. He also looks at the opportunities facing African families in the new millennium. Because of the importance of African families to the development process, African Families in the Twenty-First Century is essential reading for planners, policy makers, activists, academics, and students.

Author : Charles Teller,Assefa Hailemariam
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789048189182

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The Demographic Transition and Development in Africa by Charles Teller,Assefa Hailemariam Pdf

"The heated Malthusian-Bosrupian debates still rage over consequences of high population growth, rapid urbanization, dense rural populations and young age structures in the face of drought, poverty, food insecurity, environmental degradation, climate change, instability and the global economic crisis. However, while facile generalizations about the lack of demographic change and lack of progress in meeting the MDGs in sub-Saharan Africa are commonplace, they are often misleading and belie the socio-cultural change that is occurring among a vanguard of more educated youth. Even within Ethiopia, the second largest country at the Crossroads of Africa and the Middle East, different narratives emerge from analysis of longitudinal, micro-level analysis as to how demographic change and responses are occurring, some more rapidly than others. The book compares Ethiopia with other Africa countries, and demonstrates the uniqueness of an African-type demographic transition: a combination of poverty-related negative factors (unemployment, disease, food insecurity) along with positive education, health and higher age-of-marriage trends that are pushing this ruggedly rural and land-locked population to accelerate the demographic transition and stay on track to meet most of the MDGs. This book takes great care with the challenges of inadequate data and weak analytical capacity to research this incipient transition, trying to unravel some of the complexities in this vulnerable Horn of Africa country: A slowly declining population growth rates with rapidly declining child mortality, very high chronic under-nutrition, already low urban fertility but still very high rural fertility; and high population-resource pressure along with rapidly growing small urban places”

Author : Clifford O. Odimegwu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030148874

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Family Demography and Post-2015 Development Agenda in Africa by Clifford O. Odimegwu Pdf

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the structure, determinants and consequences of changes in sub-Saharan African families, thereby representing an Afrocentric description of the emerging trends. It documents various themes in the sub-disciplines of family demography. The first section of the book focuses on philosophical understanding of African family, its theoretical perspectives, and comparative analysis of family in the 20th and 21st centuries. The second section covers family formation, union dissolution, emerging trend in single parenthood, and adolescents in the family. The following section describes types, determinants and consequences of African family changes: health, childbearing, youth development, teen pregnancy and family violence and the last chapter provides systematic evidence on existing laws and policies governing African family structure and dynamics. As such it illustrates the importance of family demography in African demographic discourse and will be an interesting read to scholars and students in the field of demography, social workers, policy makers, departments of Social Development in countries in Africa and relevant international agencies and all those interested in understanding the African family trajectory.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Africa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCR:31210014050403

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Population and Development by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Africa Pdf

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Author : Hans Groth,John F. May
Publisher : Springer
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319468891

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Africa's Population: In Search of a Demographic Dividend by Hans Groth,John F. May Pdf

This book examines the promises as well as the challenges the demographic dividend brings to sub-Saharan Africa as fertility rates in the region fall and the labor force grows. It offers a detailed analysis of what conditions must be met in order for the region to take full economic advantage of ongoing population dynamics. As the book makes clear, the region will need to accelerate reforms to cope with its demographic transition, in particular the decline of fertility. The continent will need to foster human capital formation through renewed efforts in the areas of education, health and employment. This will entail a true vision and determination on the part of African leaders and their development partners. The book will help readers to gain solid knowledge of the demographic trends and provide insights into socioeconomic policies that eventually might lead sub-Saharan Africa into a successful future.

Author : Pan African Association of Anthropologists
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : AIDS (Disease)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110932774

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Population, Health, and Development in Africa by Pan African Association of Anthropologists Pdf

Author : Pierre Pradervand,Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre
Publisher : H.M. Stationery Office
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038599572

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Family Planning Programmes in Africa by Pierre Pradervand,Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Centre Pdf

Author : Andrew G. Onokerhoraye
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Africa
ISBN : UIUC:30112123391895

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Population Studies and Planning for Africa by Andrew G. Onokerhoraye Pdf

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-18
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309381192

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Recent Fertility Trends in Sub-Saharan Africa by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population Pdf

Fertility rates and population growth influence economic development. The marked declines in fertility seen in some developing nations have been accompanied by slowing population growth, which in turn provided a window of opportunity for rapid economic growth. For many sub-Saharan African nations, this window has not yet opened because fertility rates have not declined as rapidly there as elsewhere. Fertility rates in many sub-Saharan African countries are high: the total rate for the region is estimated to be 5.1 births per woman, and rates that had begun to decline in many countries in the region have stalled. High rates of fertility in these countries are likely to contribute to continued rapid population growth: the United Nations projects that the region's population will increase by 1.2 billion by 2050, the highest growth among the regions for which there are projections. In June 2015, the Committee on Population organized a workshop to explore fertility trends and the factors that have influenced them. The workshop committee was asked to explore history and trends related to fertility, proximate determinants and other influences, the status and impact of family planning programs, and prospects for further reducing fertility rates. This study will help donors, researchers, and policy makers better understand the factors that may explain the slow pace of fertility decline in this region, and develop methods to improve family planning in sub-Saharan Africa.

Author : Clifford O. Odimegwu,Yemi Adewoyin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1085 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000518726

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The Routledge Handbook of African Demography by Clifford O. Odimegwu,Yemi Adewoyin Pdf

This handbook provides an authoritative and comprehensive overview of African population dynamics, variations, causes and consequences, demonstrating the real-world applications of research in policies and programmes. African demography has come of age. Over 50 years, the discipline has grown exponentially in the number of training and research institutions, specialist experts and academic output, all with an aim of addressing the enormous demographic challenges faced by the continent. The book draws on old and emerging analytical tools to explore the relationships between population dynamics and social, economic, cultural and political environments from African perspectives. Key topics include fertility, sexual behaviours, healthcare, ageing, mortality, migration, displacement, the causes and consequences of demographic changes and teaching and research developments in African demography. The Routledge Handbook of African Demography will be an essential resource for students and researchers of African demography, sociology, development and cultural studies.

Author : John Charles Caldwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Birth control
ISBN : 090398394X

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Population Growth and Family Change in Africa by John Charles Caldwell Pdf

Author : David Canning,Sangeeta Raja,Abdo S. Yazbeck
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781464804908

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Africa's Demographic Transition by David Canning,Sangeeta Raja,Abdo S. Yazbeck Pdf

Africa is poised on the edge of a potential takeoff to sustained economic growth. This takeoff can be abetted by a demographic dividend from the changes in population age structure. Declines in child mortality, followed by declines in fertility, produce a 'bulge' generation and a large number of working age people, giving a boost to the economy. In the short run lower fertility leads to lower youth dependency rates and greater female labor force participation outside the home. Smaller family sizes also mean more resources to invest in the health and education per child boosting worker productivity. In the long run increased life spans from health improvements mean that this large, high-earning cohort will also want to save for retirement, creating higher savings and investments, leading to further productivity gains. Two things are required for the demographic dividend to generate an African economic takeoff. The first is to speed up the fertility decline that is currently slow or stalled in many countries. The second is economic policies that take advantage of the opportunity offered by demography. While demographic change can produce more, and high quality, workers, this potential workforce needs to be productively employed if Africa is to reap the dividend. However, once underway, the relationship between demographic change and human development works in both directions, creating a virtuous cycle that can accelerate fertility decline, social development, and economic growth. Empirical evidence points to three key factors for speeding the fertility transition: child health, female education, and women's empowerment, particularly through access to family planning. Harnessing the dividend requires job creation for the large youth cohorts entering working age, and encouraging foreign investment until domestic savings and investment increase. The appropriate mix of policies in each country depends on their stage of the demographic transition.

Author : Delores M. Mortimer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Reference
ISBN : STANFORD:36105120088567

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Population Problems in Africa by Delores M. Mortimer Pdf

Author : Chrysanth Lwechungura Kamuzora
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015058702427

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Poverty and Family Size Patterns by Chrysanth Lwechungura Kamuzora Pdf