Description |
xiii, 222 pages ; 24 cm. |
Series |
International studies in demography
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International studies in demography.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Contents |
The IUSSP Programme in family demography / Charlotte Höhn -- Convergence or compromise in historical family change? / Peter McDonald -- Family systems and cultural change : perspectives from past and present / Chris Wilson and Tim Dyson -- Family systems : their viability and vulnerability / John C. Caldwell and Pat Caldwell -- Traditional family systems in rural settings in Africa / Christine Oppong -- The role of the family in the process of entry to marriage in Asia / Lita J. Domingo and Elizabeth M. King -- Celibacy, solitude, and personal autonomy : individual choice and social constraints / Elizabeth Jelin -- The slavery period and its influence on household structure and the family in Jamaica, Cuba, and Brazil / Verena Stolcke -- The slavery period and its influence on family change in the United States / Richard Steckel -- The centrality of time in the study of the family / Norman B. Ryder. |
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Analysing household histories / Mei Ling Young -- Family change and family process : implications for research in developing countries / Maria Coleta F.A. de Oliveira. |
Subject |
Family demography.
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Family demography. |
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Families -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Families -- Cross-cultural studies. |
Indexed Term |
Families Demography |
Added Author |
Berquó, Elza.
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Xenos, Peter, 1943-
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ISBN |
0198283849 alkaline paper £30.00 |
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