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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.
List of contents
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.
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John Caldwell, Allan G Hill and Valerie Hull.
