Micro-Approaches to Demographic Research

Herausgeber: Caldwell, John; Hull, Valerie J; Hill, Allan

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Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1988, this collection of essays was the first attempt by population scientists to incorporate some of the methods and materials of anthropologists into their work.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 514
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 898g
• ISBN-13: 9781032549026
• ISBN-10: 1032549025
• Artikelnr.: 69946587

Autorenporträt

John Caldwell, Allan G Hill and Valerie Hull.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction John Caldwell and Allan G. Hill 1. On the Local Context of
Demographic Change Geoffrey McNicoll 2. Investigating the Nature of
Population Change in South India John C. Caldwell, P. H. Reddy and Pat
Caldwell Micro-Perspectives on Asian Fertility: 3. Focus Group Research on
Fertility Decline in Thailand John Knodel, Anthony Pramualratana and
Napaporn Havanon 4. Combining Research Techniques in the Study of Fertility
and Family Planning in Java T. H. Hull, V. J. Hull and M. Singarimbun 5.
Micro-Study of Culture and Fertility in Rural Maharashra Carol Vlassoff 6.
The Use of Genealogies for Reconstructing Social History and Analyzing
Fertility Behaviour in a North Indian Village Monica Das Gupta 7.
Structural Change and Fertility Decline in a Northern Thai Community
Christine M. Mougne The Family and Fertility in Africa 8. Investigating the
Timing of Additional Children in Non-Contracepting Societies Lawrence A.
Adeokun 9. The Seven Roles Framework: Focused Biographies and Family Size
in Ghana Christine Oppong and Katharine Abu 10. Birth Expectations in
Bobo-Dioulasso Francine van de Walle 11. A Micro-Approach to the Study of
Breastfeeding Patterns in Rural Kivu (Zaire) Michel Caraël 12. Households,
Women's Roles and Prestige as Factors Determining Nuptiality and Fertility
Differentials in Mali Duncan Fulton and Sara Randall Institutions and
Inter-Generational Transfers 13. Transactional Analysis and the Measurement
of Institutional Determinants of Fertility: A Comparison of Communities in
Present-Day Bangladesh and Pre-Industrial England R. M. Smith 14.
Demographic Transition in a Punjab Village Moni Nag and Neeraj Kak
Studying Mortality and Morbidity 15. Micro-Approaches to the Study of
Childhood Mortality in rural Bangladesh Lincoln C. Chen 16. Observing the
Unexpected: Nutrition and Child Mortality in Guinea-Bissau Peter Aaby 17.
Age Patterns of Mortality in Eastern Senegal: A Comparison of Micro and
Survey Approaches Gilles Pison and André Langaney Marriage, Household
Formation and Fertility 18. When Did you Last See Your Mother? Aspects of
Female Autonomy in Rural North India Patricia Jeffery, Roger Jeffery and
Andrew Lyon 19. The Structure of Households Amongst the Malian Fulani
Allan G. Hill and Adam S. Thiam Migration and Urbanization 20. Population
Movement Studied at Micro-Scale: Experience and Extrapolation Murray
Chapman 21. Micro-Approaches to the Study of Population Movement: An
Indonesian Case Study Graeme Hugo 22. Undoing Migration Myths in Melanesia
Gerald Haberkorn Indigenous Perceptions and Theories of Reproduction 23.
Social and Supernatural Control in a Mayan Demographic Regime Philip
Kreager 24. The Social, Economic and Cultural Context of Women's Health and
Fertility in Rural North Yemen Cynthia Myntti 25. Lay Concepts of
Reproductive Physiology Related to Contraceptive Use: A Method of
Investigation Carol P. MacCormack Concluding Observations The Use of the
Method of Participant Observation in the Study of Demographic Phenomena M.
N. Srinivas 27. Micro-Approaches: Similarities and Differences, Strengths
and Weaknesses John Caldwell.