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UNINA9910965567603321 |
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Titolo |
Social dynamics of adolescent fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa / / Caroline H. Bledsoe and Barney Cohen, editors |
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Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1993 |
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9786610196104 |
9781280196102 |
1280196106 |
9780309585538 |
0309585538 |
9780585143484 |
058514348X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 pages) |
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Collana |
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Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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BledsoeCaroline H |
CohenBarney <1959-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Teenage pregnancy - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Teenagers - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Social conditions |
Teenagers - Sexual behavior - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Sexual ethics - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Fertility, Human - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Working Group on the Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility, Panel on the Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-208). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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SOCIAL DYNAMICS OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -- POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- CHANGES IN TWO CONFIGURATIONS OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY -- ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKS FOR EXPLAINING CHANGE IN ADOLESCENT FERTILITY -- OUR APPROACH: SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON THE OUTCOMES OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY -- PLAN OF THE REPORT -- 2 Levels and Trends in Adolescent Fertility -- LEVELS OF EDUCATION, |
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SEXUAL EXPERIENCE, MARRIAGE, FERTILITY, AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG ADOLESCENTS -- TRENDS IN EDUCATION, MARRIAGE, AND FERTILITY AMONG ADOLESCENTS -- Education -- Marriage -- Fertility -- PUTTING THE INDICATORS TOGETHER -- Group 1 -- Group 2 -- Group 3 -- CONCLUSION -- 3 Marriage: New Forms, New Ambiguities -- CUSTOMARY" MARRIAGE IN AFRICA -- Bridewealth -- Participation of Kin -- Polygyny -- Problems in Defining Customary Marriage -- Variance in Marital Forms -- Marriage as a Process -- EFFECTS OF AMBIGUOUS MARITAL STATUS ON LEGITIMATE REPRODUCTION -- CHANGES IN MARRIAGE IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICA -- Economics -- New Legislation -- Religion: Islam and Christianity -- Education -- Urbanization -- EFFECT OF THESE CHANGES ON MARRIAGE -- EFFECTS OF MARITAL CHANGES ON PREMARITAL SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTION -- 4 Reproductive Entitlement: The Social Context of Fertility and Parenthood -- THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MARRIAGE AND REPRODUCTION -- THE VALUE OF CHILDREN -- REPRODUCTION WITHIN THE SEQUENCE OF LIFE EVENTS -- EARNING REPRODUCTIVE ENTITLEMENT -- THE BOUNDARIES OF ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY -- THE REGULATION OF PATERNITY -- CHANGES IN ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTION -- New Patterns of Male Sexuality and Reproduction -- New Pressures on Women -- CHANGES IN UNSANCTIONED BIRTHS -- 5 Education and Adolescent Fertility -- THE "CULTURE" OF FORMAL EDUCATION: AN EXAMPLE FROM SIERRA LEONE. |
LEVELS AND TRENDS IN FORMAL EDUCATION -- EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT FERTILITY -- WHY DO SCHOOLGIRLS BECOME PREGNANT? -- EFFECTS OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY ON EDUCATION -- CONCLUSION -- 6 Early Work, Training, and Preparation for Adulthood -- ADOLESCENT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION -- What Do Adolescents Do? -- Farming -- Wage Labor -- Trade Apprenticeships -- The Urban Informal Sector and Self-Employment -- PATTERNS OF FEMALE EMPLOYMENT -- DISCUSSION -- FERTILITY AND TRAINING OUTSIDE SCHOOLING -- Women's Trade Apprenticeships -- Fostering and Home Training -- Variations on the Theme of Training and Fertility -- Secluded Female Industry -- Eastern Versus Western African Trade Apprenticeships -- Rice Farming -- Generational Exchanges: Training for Labor -- CONCLUSION -- 7 Consequences of Adolescent Sexuality and Childbearing for Mothers and Children -- HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY -- Maternal Health Complications -- Eclampsia -- Sepsis -- Obstructed and Prolonged Labor -- Hemorrhage -- Fistulas -- Abortion -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Health Consequences for Children -- SOCIOECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY -- Consequences for the Mother -- Effects on Fostering -- Effects on Social Mobility of Children -- Lifetime Consequences of Having No Acknowledged Father -- DISCUSSION -- 8 Conclusions -- FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS -- Health -- Education and Training -- Marriage and Conjugal Relationships -- Men -- SUMMARY -- Appendix Difficulties in Analyzing Adolescent Fertility -- DEFINITION OF ADOLESCENT -- DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE -- THE DATA: DEFINITIONS AND DEFICIENCIES -- INTEGRATION OF DATA SOURCES -- DATING OF CHANGE -- References. |
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