Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Collection of Micro-Demographic Studies Agyei-Mensah, Samuel and Casterline, John B.

Perhaps no region matches sub-Saharan Africa in its social and cultural diversity. In this collection of micro-demographic studies, the authors examine how the diversity of this region influences reproductive behavior. The empirical studies, distributed throughout the continent, are localized, in-depth studies that give special attention to contextual effects of social structure and social organization. A diverse range of topics is addressed including, adolescent sexuality and the effects of early childbearing on later fertility, the impact of development programs on fertility and the association between social organization, social diffusion, and reproductive regime. Highly revealing of the determinants of reproduction in Africa, these studies serve as a model of a new mode of demographic research.

DOI: 10.1336/0313319081 Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/GM1908.aspx

Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Collection of Micro-Demographic Studies Series: Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies Hardback, 216 pages, $64.95 Copyright ©2003, Praeger Publishers ISBN: 0-313-31908-1 DOI: 10.1336/0313319081

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