Culture, the status of women, and demographic behaviour : illustrated with the case of India /
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| Author / Creator: | Basu, Alaka M. |
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| Imprint: | Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1992. |
| Description: | xvii, 265 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1349594 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction. 1.1. Evolving Motivations. 1.2. The Field Method. 1.3. Some Field Problems and their Solution
- 2. The Field Area and Its Inhabitants. 2.1. The Study Area. 2.2. The Household Described (Including a Note on the Migration Process). 2.3. The Woman Described. 2.4. The Child Described. 2.5. Discussion
- 3. The Status of Women. 3.1. The Status of Women Defined. 3.2. Some Predictors of the Status of Women. 3.3. Kinship, Marriage, and Women's Economic Roles. 3.4. Direct Measures of the Status of Women. 3.5. Discussion
- 4. Fertility. 4.1. Regional Differentials. 4.2. Mechanisms. (i). The Initiation of Childbearing. (ii). The Pace of Childbearing. (iii). The Termination of Childbearing. 4.3. Motivations. 4.4. Son Preference and Regional Differences in Son Preference. 4.5. The Men. 4.6. Discussion
- 5. Infant and Child Mortality. 5.1. Regional Differentials. 5.2. Mechanisms. (i). Demographic Factors. (ii). Environmental Contamination. (iii). Nutrient Deficiency. (iv). Injury. (v). Personal Illness Control. 5.3. Socio-Economic Influences on Child Mortality. (i). Maternal Education. (ii). Maternal Occupation. 5.4. Discussion
- 6. Sex Differences in Physical Well-Being. 6.1. Mortality. 6.2. Nutritional Status. 6.3. Health Status. 6.4. Discussion
- 7. Conclusions. 7.1. Overview of Findings. 7.2. Some Policy Implications. 7.3. Discussion.