| Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition: Selected Perspectives Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc (Author), Committee on Population (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309076102 ISBN-13: 9780309076104 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $57.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2001 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Abortion & Birth Control - Social Science | Demography - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 304.632 |
| LCCN: 2001004922 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.04" W x 8.98" (1.03 lbs) 285 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Developing World |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |