Full Description
Perhaps no region matches sub-Saharan Africa in its social and cultural diversity. In this collection of micro-demographic studies, the authors examine how the diversity of this region influences reproductive behavior. The empirical studies, distributed throughout the continent, are localized, in-depth studies that give special attention to contextual effects of social structure and social organization. A diverse range of topics is addressed including, adolescent sexuality and the effects of early childbearing on later fertility, the impact of development programs on fertility and the association between social organization, social diffusion, and reproductive regime. Highly revealing of the determinants of reproduction in Africa, these studies serve as a model for a new mode of demographic research.
The chapters are arranged by geographical regions of the continent, with an introductory chapter outlining the editors' vision of a micro-demographic enterprise and a concluding chapter placing the African fertility transition in the context of the global fertility transition. This volume inspires fresh thinking and theorizing about demographic change, not only in sub-Saharan Africa, but also in all low-income settings.
Contents
Foreword by George Benneh
Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Introduction by Samuel Agyei-Mensah and John B. Casterline
Social Organization and Reproductive Behavior in Southern Ghana by Dominic K. Agyeman and John B. Casterline
Social Identity and Community in the Fertility of Southern Ethiopian Women by Dennis P.Hogan and Betemariam Berhanu
The Fertility Impact of the Rahad Irrigation Project, Sudan by El-Rayah A. Osman
Social Setting, Birth Timing, and Subsequent Fertility in the Ghanaian South by Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Asbjorn Aase, and Kofi Awusabo-Asare
Changes in Reproductive Ideology and Its Control from Natural to Limited Fertility Regimes in Malawi by Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu and Ezekiel Kalipeni
The Nature of Unmet Need for Contraception in Ndola, Zambia by Ann E. Biddlecom and Frederick A.D. Kaona
Space, Context, and Hardship: Socializing Children into Sexual Activity in Kenyan Slums by F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Melissa Sloan, and Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu
Economic Transactions Associated with Sexual Intercourse Among Malian Adolescents: Implications for Sexual Health by Sarah Castle and Mamadou Kani Konate
New Lights on the Sub-Saharan African Fertility Transition: Conclusion by John C Caldwll and Pat Caldwell
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