The Role Of Diffusion Processes In Fertility Change In Developing Countries

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999-03-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309184625

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The Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population Pdf

This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the Workshop on the Social Processes Underlying Fertility Change in Developing Countries, organized by the Committee on Population of the National Research Council (NRC) in Washington, D.C., January 29-30, 1998. Fourteen papers were presented at the workshop; they represented both theoretical and empirical perspectives and shed new light on the role that diffusion processes may play in fertility transition. These papers served as the basis for the discussion that is summarized in this report.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2001-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309076104

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Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population Pdf

This volume is part of an effort to review what is known about the determinants of fertility transition in developing countries and to identify lessons that might lead to policies aimed at lowering fertility. It addresses the roles of diffusion processes, ideational change, social networks, and mass communications in changing behavior and values, especially as related to childbearing. A new body of empirical research is currently emerging from studies of social networks in Asia (Thailand, Taiwan, Korea), Latin America (Costa Rica), and Sub-Saharan Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Ghana). Given the potential significance of social interactions to the design of effective family planning programs in high-fertility settings, efforts to synthesize this emerging body of literature are clearly important.

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Communication in family planning
ISBN : 661208376X

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The Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Population Pdf

Author : University of Edinburgh. Department of Economics
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015008932439

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Economic Development and Structural Change by University of Edinburgh. Department of Economics Pdf

Compilation of conference papers presented at an international seminar on problems of economic development and changes in economic structures in countries of Africa south of Sahara - covers trade, education, trade agreements, economic aid, monetary policy, retail trade of fishery products, productivity, employment policy, budgetary policy, etc. UNCTAD mentioned, references and statistical tables. Conference held in edinburgh 1968 April 7 to 10.

Author : Committee on Population,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999-04-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309518888

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The Role of Diffusion Processes in Fertility Change in Developing Countries by Committee on Population,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council Pdf

This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the Workshop on the Social Processes Underlying Fertility Change in Developing Countries, organized by the Committee on Population of the National Research Council (NRC) in Washington, D.C., January 29-30, 1998. Fourteen papers were presented at the workshop; they represented both theoretical and empirical perspectives and shed new light on the role that diffusion processes may play in fertility transition. These papers served as the basis for the discussion that is summarized in this report.

Author : Richard A. Easterlin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226180250

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Population and Economic Change in Developing Countries by Richard A. Easterlin Pdf

"An extremely important book which contains a number of uniformly excellent papers on a variety of topics relating, to various degrees, to the nexus of demographic-economic interrelationships for presently developing countries."—William J. Serow, Southern Economic Journal "An important landmark in the growing field of economic demography."—Dudley Kirk, Journal of Developing Areas

Author : R. L. Cliquet,Council of Europe. European Population Committee
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287119635

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The Second Demographic Transition: Fact Or Fiction? by R. L. Cliquet,Council of Europe. European Population Committee Pdf

Author : John G. Cleland,John Hobcraft,Betzy Dinesen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Medical
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040008703

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Reproductive Change in Developing Countries by John G. Cleland,John Hobcraft,Betzy Dinesen Pdf

The World Fertility Survey is probably the largest social survey ever undertaken. its operational period (1974 to 1982) coinicided with the emergence of new trends in fertility behaviour which are of the utmost importance, and the WFS has played a major role in documenting and understanding these trends.

Author : Helen Moyle
Publisher : ANU Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781760463373

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Australia’s Fertility Transition by Helen Moyle Pdf

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most countries in Europe and English-speaking countries outside Europe experienced a fertility transition, where fertility fell from high levels to relatively low levels. England and the other English-speaking countries experienced this from the 1870s, while fertility in Australia began to fall in the 1880s. This book investigates the fertility transition in Tasmania, the second settled colony of Australia, using both statistical evidence and historical sources. The book examines detailed evidence from the 1904 New South Wales Royal Commission into the Fall in the Birth Rate, which the Commissioners regarded as applying not only to NSW, but to every state in Australia. Many theories have been proposed as to why fertility declined at this time: theories of economic and social development; economic theories; diffusion theories; the spread of secularisation; increased availability of artificial methods of contraception; and changes in the rates of infant and child mortality. The role of women in the fertility transition has generally been ignored. The investigation concludes that fertility declined in Tasmania in the late 19th century in a period of remarkable social and economic transformation, with industrialisation, urbanisation, improvements in transport and communication, increasing levels of education and opportunities for social mobility. One of the major social changes was in the status and role of women, who became the driving force behind the fertility decline.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : United Nations Publications
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9211513707

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Completing the Fertility Transition by Anonim Pdf

This series focuses on population studies carried out by the United Nations, its specialized agencies and other organizations. This issue deals with the guidelines for the projection of fertility. The publication aims to increase understanding of likely fertility trends in the diverse countries of the world.

Author : Charles Tilly
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781400871452

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Historical Studies of Changing Fertility by Charles Tilly Pdf

The nine papers in this volume examine the historical experience of particular populations in Western Europe and North America in a search for the processes that change fertility patterns. The contributors' findings enable them to reevaluate some of the conflicting hypotheses that have been advanced for these changes. The authors stress the effects on fertility of changing mortality. Several theoretical discussions emphasize the importance both of the turnover in adult positions due to mortality and of the highly variable life expectancy of children. The empirical analyses consistently reveal strong associations between levels of fertility and mortality. On the other hand, some essays question whether variations in opportunities to marry acted as quite the regulator that Malthus and many after him have thought. In both preindustrial and industrial populations, fertility regulation within marriage emerges as the primary mechanism by which adjustment occurred. Originally published in 1978. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Population,Panel on Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-06-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309095280

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Growing Up Global by Institute of Medicine,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Children, Youth, and Families,Committee on Population,Panel on Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries Pdf

The challenges for young people making the transition to adulthood are greater today than ever before. Globalization, with its power to reach across national boundaries and into the smallest communities, carries with it the transformative power of new markets and new technology. At the same time, globalization brings with it new ideas and lifestyles that can conflict with traditional norms and values. And while the economic benefits are potentially enormous, the actual course of globalization has not been without its critics who charge that, to date, the gains have been very unevenly distributed, generating a new set of problems associated with rising inequality and social polarization. Regardless of how the globalization debate is resolved, it is clear that as broad global forces transform the world in which the next generation will live and work, the choices that today's young people make or others make on their behalf will facilitate or constrain their success as adults. Traditional expectations regarding future employment prospects and life experiences are no longer valid. Growing Up Global examines how the transition to adulthood is changing in developing countries, and what the implications of these changes might be for those responsible for designing youth policies and programs, in particular, those affecting adolescent reproductive health. The report sets forth a framework that identifies criteria for successful transitions in the context of contemporary global changes for five key adult roles: adult worker, citizen and community participant, spouse, parent, and household manager.

Author : Claude Diebolt,Faustine Perrin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-10-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319446516

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Understanding Demographic Transitions by Claude Diebolt,Faustine Perrin Pdf

This book studies the process of demographic transition which has played a key role in the economic development of Western countries. The special focus is on France, which constitutes the first clear case of fertility decline in Europe. The book analyzes the reasons behind this phenomenon by examining the evolution of demographic variables in France over the past two hundred years. To better understand the reasons of the changing patterns of demographic behavior, the authors investigate the development of the female labor force, study educational investments, and explore the evolution of gender roles and relations.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780309058964

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From Death to Birth by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on Population Pdf

The last 35 years or so have witnessed a dramatic shift in the demography of many developing countries. Before 1960, there were substantial improvements in life expectancy, but fertility declines were very rare. Few people used modern contraceptives, and couples had large families. Since 1960, however, fertility rates have fallen in virtually every major geographic region of the world, for almost all political, social, and economic groups. What factors are responsible for the sharp decline in fertility? What role do child survival programs or family programs play in fertility declines? Casual observation suggests that a decline in infant and child mortality is the most important cause, but there is surprisingly little hard evidence for this conclusion. The papers in this volume explore the theoretical, methodological, and empirical dimensions of the fertility-mortality relationship. It includes several detailed case studies based on contemporary data from developing countries and on historical data from Europe and the United States.

Author : Sarah Harper
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780191086694

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How Population Change Will Transform Our World by Sarah Harper Pdf

Predicting the shape of our future populations is vital for installing the infrastructure, welfare, and provisions necessary for society to survive. There are many opportunities and challenges that will come with the changes in our populations over the 21st century. In this new addition to the 21st Century Challenges series, Sarah Harper works to dispel myths such as the fear of unstoppable global growth resulting in a population explosion, or that climate change will lead to the mass movement of environmental refugees; and instead considers the future shape of our populations in light of demographic trends in fertility, mortality, and migration, and their national and global impact. How Population Change Will Transform Our World looks at population trends by region to highlight the key issues facing us in the coming decades, including the demographic inertia in Europe, demographic dividend in Asia, high fertility and mortality in Africa, the youth bulge in the Middle East, and the balancing act of migration in the Americas. Harper concludes with an analysis of global challenges we must plan for such as the impact of climate change and urbanization, and the difficulty of feeding 10 billion people, and considers ways in which we can prepare for, and mitigate against, these challenges.