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Social dynamics of adolescent fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa /

Adolescent fertility tends to be valued and sanctioned in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa when parents have had adequate ritual or training preparation for adulthood and the child has a recognized father. Young women and adolescents who conceive and bear children within this context are widely a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Working Group on the Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility
Otros Autores: Bledsoe, Caroline H., Cohen, Barney, 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.
Colección:Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Levels and trends in adolescent fertility
  • Marriage: new forms, new ambiguities
  • Reproductive entitlement: the social context of fortility and parenthood
  • Education and adolescent fertility
  • Early work, training, and preparation for adulthood
  • Consequences of adolescent sexuality and childbearing for mothers and children
  • Conclusions
  • Appendix: Difficulties in analyzing adolescent fertility.