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From Birth to Five. By N. R. Butler & J Golding. (Pergamon, Oxford, 1986.) £24.95 (hardback), £14.95 (paperback). - The Health and Development of Children. Edited by H. B. Miles & Elizabeth Still. (Symposium No. 21, 1984, Eugenics Society, London.) £4.95.
Peter J. Smail
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31 July 2008, pp. 506-507
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Use of maternal–child health services and contraception in Guatemala and Panama
Charles W. Warren, Richard S. Monteith, J. Timothy Johnson, Roberto Santiso, Federico Guerra, Mark W. Oberle
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31 July 2008, pp. 229-243
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This paper presents data from two recent maternal–child health (MCH) and family planning surveys in Guatemala and Panama and examines the extent to which the use of contraception is influenced by the use of MCH services as compared with the influence of an increase in parity. The findings suggest that utilization of MCH services and parity independently are associated with a woman's decision to use contraception. The study also found two groups that appear to be particularly in need of both MCH and family planning services: high parity women and Indians. In both Guatemala and Panama, improved health care services for these two groups should be a priority.

The New Genetics and Clinical Practice, 2nd edn. By D. J. Weatherall Pp. 206. (Oxford Medical Publications, 1985.) £7.50.
John Burn
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31 July 2008, p. 123
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Preferences for sex of children: a multivariate analysis
Vijaya Krishnan
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31 July 2008, pp. 367-376
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This paper, based on 1973–74 Growth of Alberta Family Study data, examines the sex preference for children among women in Edmonton. Discriminant functions are used to examine whether the two groups of women—those who prefer to have sons and those who prefer to have daughters—differ in selected characteristics such as age, birth place, residence in youth, education, religion, number and sex of siblings, traditional female roles, and attitude towards sex predetermination.
The results show some preference for sons, although generally women prefer to have children of both sexes. The variables birth place, number of female siblings of wife, and education of husband are found to discriminate best among the two groups. In general, the results suggest that sex preference among women is more heavily determined by their country of birth and number of male and female siblings. There is some evidence to suggest that preference for sex of children varies between adolescents and older women. The findings suggest that women generally do not favour the idea of sex predetermination.

Education and Class. The Irrelevance of IQ Genetic Studies. ByM. Schiff & R. Lewontin (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1986.) - Evolution, Creative Intelligence and Intergroup Competition. Edited by A. McGregor The Mankind Quarterly, Monograph No.3, 1986.
E.A. Salzen
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31 July 2008, pp. 377-378
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Fertility and family planning in Papua New Guinea—a comment
Christine McMurray, David Lucas
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31 July 2008, pp. 245-246
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Elusive Mr Right. By Carolynne Skinner (Carolina Publications, London, 1986.)
Caroline Woodroffe
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31 July 2008, pp. 123-125
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Understanding Human Sexuality, 3rd edn. By Janet S. Hyde. Pp. 740. (McGraw Hill, London, 1986.) £28.95
Nicholas Ford
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31 July 2008, pp. 507-508
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Index
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31 July 2008, pp. 509-513
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Fertility and family planning in Papua New Guinea—a reply
William K. A. Agyei
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31 July 2008, pp. 246-247
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Teenage Mothers and Their Partners. By Madeleine Simms & Christopher Smith (HM Stationery Office, London, 1986.) £6.90.
Peter Diggory
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31 July 2008, pp. 125-126
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JBS volume 19 issue 3 Cover and Front matter
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Primates in Nature. By Alison F. Richard (Freeman, New York, 1985.)
V. Reynolds
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31 July 2008, pp. 249-250
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The Childless Marriage: An Exploratory Study of Couples Who do Not Want Children. By Campbell. Elaine Pp. x + 160 (Tavistock Publications, London, 1985.) £14.95 (hardback), £6.95 (paperback).
Duncan Mitchell
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31 July 2008, pp. 250-251
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Abortion Practice in Britain and the United States. By Francome. Colin (Allen & Unwin, London, 1986.) £18·00 (hardback), £7·95 (paperback).
Peter Diggory
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31 July 2008, p. 251
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