Womens Status And Fertility In Developing Countries
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Author | : Mead Cain |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Medical |
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The relationship between women's status, which is defined in terms of the degree to which they are economically dependent on men, and fertility in developing countries is examined. The paper adopts a particular theoretical perspective regarding fertility determinants and explores the implications of women's status within that context. This perspectives gives special attention to the value of children as security assets in settings where public welfare assistance is minimal or non-existent and financial and insurance markets are poorly developed. In this context, women's economic status, and the institutional factors that create a degree of dependence, determine the relevance of sex of children in defining security goals. High dependence results is defining security goals in terms of surviving sons. Given similar security needs, and other things being equal, fertility will be considerably higher in settings where there is a strong preference for sons than in settings where son preference is weak. A cross-national empirical analysis is presented that supports this argument.
Author | : Bryan L. Boulier |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 680 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Birth control |
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Author | : Kathryn B. Ward |
Publisher | : Greenwood |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Medical |
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Author | : Thomas Lorimer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1980 |
Genre | : Developing countries |
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Author | : Man Singh Das |
Publisher | : M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1995 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9788185880532 |
The book focuses on the past traditional roles of women and also identifies direction of change,rate of change and the causes of change in women's status.It hasalso been pointed out that these recent developments in the status of women may become the future sociology of changing sex roles in the developing countries and may recast marriage and family in new and different molds.
Author | : Katheryn Ward |
Publisher | : Praeger |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1984-10-15 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0275912876 |
Using world systems theory, this volume examines women's status and fertility in the developing countries of the world. The author examines empirical data from over 90 countries--developed and less developed, with planned and market-oriented economies--to investigate the influence of investment and dependent development on women's share of education, of the labor force, and of economic sectors, and how these facotrs influence fertility.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 1998-12-11 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0309173728 |
This volume assesses the evidence, and possible mechanisms, for the associations between women's education, fertility preferences, and fertility in developing countries, and how these associations vary across regions. It discusses the implications of these associations for policies in the population, health, and education sectors, including implications for research.
Author | : Karen Oppenheim Mason |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Developing countries |
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Author | : Elizabeth M. King |
Publisher | : World Bank Publications |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1997-07-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780801858284 |
Why do women in most developing countries lag behind men in literacy? Why do women get less schooling than men? This anthology examines the educational decisions that deprive women of an equal education. It assembles the most up-to-date data, organized by region. Each paper links the data with other measures of economic and social development. This approach helps explain the effects different levels of education have on womens' fertility, mortality rates, life expectancy, and income. Also described are the effects of women's education on family welfare. The authors look at family size and women's labor status and earnings. They examine child and maternal health, as well as investments in children's education. Their investigation demonstrates that women with a better education enjoy greater economic growth and provide a more nurturing family life. It suggests that when a country denies women an equal education, the nation's welfare suffers. Current strategies used to improve schooling for girls and women are examined in detail. The authors suggest an ambitious agenda for educating women. It seeks to close the gender gap by the next century. Published for The World Bank by The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Author | : National Research Council |
Publisher | : National Academies Press |
Total Pages | : 172 |
Release | : 1989-02-01 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 0309040965 |
These four papers supplement the book Contraception and Reproduction: Health Consequences for Women and Children in the Developing World by bringing together data and analyses that would otherwise be difficult to obtain in a single source. The topics addressed are an analysis of the relationship between maternal mortality and changing reproductive patterns; the risks and benefits of contraception; the effects of changing reproductive patterns on infant health; and the psychosocial consequences to women of controlled fertility and contraceptive use.