Fertility and Resources

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511661617

Fertility in animals reflects access to scarce resources, such as food and territory. In humans the situation is more complex. Patterns of breast feeding, contraception and ideas about age at marriage and desired family size all affect fertility. The relation between these and access to scarce resources such as housing and employment, via income, education and other factors that affect status, is explored. In this book, the gap between socio-ecology and population demography is bridged, by showing how animals and humans adjust their fertility to environmental conditions.

"...should be read by researchers who are interested in both historical and contemporary fertility trends." American Journal of Physical Anthropology

"...will appeal to reproductive ecologists, demographic anthropologists, and particularly to demographers." Gillian R. Bentley, American Anthropologist

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Frontmatter
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List of contributors
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1 - Introduction
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- By John Landers, Vernon Reynolds
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2 - Environmental and social determinants of fecundity in primates
pp 5-17
- By R. I. M. Dunbar
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3 - Biological aspects of fertility among Third World populations
pp 18-34
- By Lyliane Rosetta
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4 - A preliminary report on fertility and socio-economic changes in two Papua New Guinea communities
pp 35-46
- By Tukutau Taufa, Vui Mea, John Lourie
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5 - The cultural context of fertility transition in immigrant Mennonites
pp 47-61
- By J. C. Stevenson, P. M. Everson
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6 - Inter-relationships between consanguinity, religion and fertility in Karnataka, South India
pp 62-75
- By A. H. Bittles, A. Radha Rama Devi, N. Appaji Rao
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7 - Resources and the fertility transition in the countryside of England and Wales
pp 76-91
- By P. R. Andrew Hinde
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8 - Fertility decline and birth spacing among London Quakers
pp 92-117
- By J. Landers
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9 - Population growth, innovation and resource exploitation
pp 118-125
- By E. Boserup
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10 - Fertility decline in developing countries: the roles of economic modernization, culture and Government interventions
pp 126-145
- By John Cleland
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11 - Understanding recent fertility trends in the Third World
pp 146-163
- By Allan G. Hill
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12 - Monogamy, landed property and demographic regimes in pre-industrial Europe: regional contrasts and temporal stabilities
pp 164-188
- By Richard M. Smith
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

List of contributors
pp vi-viii

1 - Introduction
pp 1-4

2 - Environmental and social determinants of fecundity in primates
pp 5-17

3 - Biological aspects of fertility among Third World populations
pp 18-34

4 - A preliminary report on fertility and socio-economic changes in two Papua New Guinea communities
pp 35-46

5 - The cultural context of fertility transition in immigrant Mennonites
pp 47-61

6 - Inter-relationships between consanguinity, religion and fertility in Karnataka, South India
pp 62-75

7 - Resources and the fertility transition in the countryside of England and Wales
pp 76-91

8 - Fertility decline and birth spacing among London Quakers
pp 92-117

9 - Population growth, innovation and resource exploitation
pp 118-125

10 - Fertility decline in developing countries: the roles of economic modernization, culture and Government interventions
pp 126-145

11 - Understanding recent fertility trends in the Third World
pp 146-163

12 - Monogamy, landed property and demographic regimes in pre-industrial Europe: regional contrasts and temporal stabilities
pp 164-188

Index
pp 189-199

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