The Role of Son Preference in Influencing Family Size

Jaha Mulema

ISBN 10: 3848444984 / ISBN 13: 9783848444984

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Mrz 2012, 2012

About this Item

This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The world is experiencing demographic transition from higher level of fertility to lower level of fertility. However in Africa the pace of declining fertility is very low. This book analyse the low pace of declining fertility as the result of existence of son preference in Africa and Tanzania in particular. Parental preferences toward sons influences the number of the children they could have, hence affecting the family size. This book use parity progression ratio to examine parents behavior of continuing child bearing to search for a male offspring. Also, sex ratio at last birth was used to examine parental intention to stop childbearing after having at least one surviving son. The findings in this book show that parents continue having children until they reached the desired number of sons. This book, therefore, provide an understanding of the relationship between son preference and family size. Furthermore, understanding of the relationship between son preference and family size are of great importance for the policy makers in order to deal adequately with the problems related to family size and population growth. 108 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Role of Son Preference in Influencing Family Size
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Mrz 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3848444984
• ISBN 13: 9783848444984
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 7D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 7 millimeters depth
• Weight: 179 grams

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Synopsis

The world is experiencing demographic transition from higher level of fertility to lower level of fertility. However in Africa the pace of declining fertility is very low. This book analyse the low pace of declining fertility as the result of existence of son preference in Africa and Tanzania in particular. Parental preferences toward sons’ influences the number of the children they could have, hence affecting the family size. This book use parity progression ratio to examine parents’ behavior of continuing child bearing to search for a male offspring. Also, sex ratio at last birth was used to examine parental intention to stop childbearing after having at least one surviving son. The findings in this book show that parents’ continue having children until they reached the desired number of sons. This book, therefore, provide an understanding of the relationship between son preference and family size. Furthermore, understanding of the relationship between son preference and family size are of great importance for the policy makers in order to deal adequately with the problems related to family size and population growth.

About the Author

Jaha Mulema has obtained his Masters degree in Demography at University of Dodoma (UDOM) in 2011. Since then he is Assistant Lecturer in Geography department at Muslim University of Morogoro (MUM).