Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition: Selected Perspectives

National Research Council; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Committee on Population

ISBN 10: 0309076102 / ISBN 13: 9780309076104

Published by National Academies Press, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition: Selected Perspectives
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309076102
• ISBN 13: 9780309076104
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 17 ounces

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Committee on Population, John B. Casterline, Editor, National Research Council