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Demographic Research Volume 19 Book 5

Author : Joshua R. Goldstein

Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand

Page : 494 pages

File Size : 40,29 MB

Release : 2010-03

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 383910324X

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Book Description

This fifth book of Volume 19 contains only a portion of publications which appeared between July 1 and December 31, 2008. The first three books of Volume 19 contain Special Collection 7, "Childbearing Trends and Policies in Europe." The fourth and fifth books of Volume 19 contain the subsequent articles. Book IV contains articles 30 through 45, and book V contains articles 46 through 62. All material published in volume 19, as well as full journal content, is available as open access material at: http: //www.demographic-research.org/.



Demographic Challenges for the 21st Century

Author : Johan Surkyn

Publisher : ASP / VUBPRESS / UPA

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 32,27 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 9054874473

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Inspired by the work of Ron Lesthaeghe, retired Belgian professor of demography and social science research methodology, this collection of contributions is also based on a conference entitled "Demographic Challenges for the 21st Century: A State of the Art in Demography." During Ron Lesthaeghe’s tenure, he established himself as a scholar, publishing highly influential work that changed the face of demography and founded the research group, Interface Demography. Most of his research was in the various subfields of demography: historical, social, and economic, and mainly covered populations of Europe and of sub-Saharan Africa. He also researched the fields of cultural change in Europe and of ethnic minority studies. This book offers a collection of tributes to his contribution to demography, presented by leading international demographers.



The Global Spread of Fertility Decline

Author : Jay Winter

Publisher : Yale University Press

Page : 369 pages

File Size : 22,65 MB

Release : 2013-06-18

Category : History

ISBN : 030019532X

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DIV The world's population has grown by five billion people over the past century, an astounding 300 percent increase. Yet it is actually the decline in family size and population growth that is the issue attracting greatest concern in many countries. This eye-opening book looks at demographic trends in Europe, North America, and Asia—areas that now have low fertility rates—and argues that there is an essential yet often neglected political dimension to a full assessment of these trends. Political decisions that promote or discourage marriage and childbearing, facilitate or discourage contraception and abortion, and stimulate or restrain immigration all have played significant roles in recent trends. /div



Family Life and Family Policies in Europe

Author : Franz-Xaver Kaufmann

Publisher :

Page : 542 pages

File Size : 16,35 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Europe

ISBN : 9780198233282

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This volume is a comparative study of family change in Europe and its dependency on social policy regimes. The authors explore family discourse, family law, single parents, gender relations, the "new fathers", divorce, and abortion within the framework of national policies vis-a-vis the family. Conventional wisdom assumes that policy decisions affecting the life situation of a population shape different opportunities for private living, particularly in relation to children and the family. But, the authors argue, it would be too simplistic to assume a direct causal link between welfare policies for the family and developments in the family sector. Family change is in fact mediated by institutional factors as well as by cultural traditions and political intervention. The chapters in this volume deal with the substantial and methodological problems of ascertaining the impact of different national policy regimes on family change.