Social dynamics of adolescent fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa /

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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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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Working Group on the Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility
Other Authors: Bledsoe, Caroline H., Cohen, Barney, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.
Series:Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Subjects:
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.
Teenage pregnancy.
Cross-cultural studies.
Culture.
Fertility.
Social change.
Taboo.
Childfree choice.
Age factors in disease.
Human behavior.
Contraception.
Demography.
Economics.
Family planning services.
Personality.
Population.
Psychology.
Research.
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Adolescent
Contraception Behavior
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Culture
Education
Fertility
Population Characteristics
Sexuality
Social Change
Socioeconomic Factors
Taboo
Marriage > trends
Reproductive Behavior
Sexual Behavior
Age Factors
Behavior
Contraception
Demography
Developing Countries
Economics
Family Planning Services
Personality
Population
Population Dynamics
Psychology
Research
Grossesse chez l'adolescente > Afrique subsaharienne.
Adolescents > Afrique subsaharienne > Conditions sociales.
Adolescents > Sexualité > Afrique subsaharienne.
Morale sexuelle > Afrique subsaharienne.
Fécondité humaine > Afrique subsaharienne.
Grossesse chez l'adolescente.
Études transculturelles.
Fécondité.
Changement social.
Tabou.
Infécondité volontaire.
Maladies > Facteurs liés à l'âge.
Comportement humain.
Démographie.
Économie politique.
Services de planification familiale.
Personnalité.
Psychologie.
Recherche.
culture note.
taboo.
human behavior.
demography.
economics.
population.
psychology.
research (function)
culture (concept)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Demography.
Social change
Human behavior
Family planning services
Cross-cultural studies
Childfree choice
Age factors in disease
Fertility, Human
Sexual ethics
Teenage pregnancy
Teenagers > Sexual behavior
Teenagers > Social conditions
Fertilität
Vruchtbaarheid.
Adolescenten.
Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africa.
Africa South of the Sahara
Africa
Afrique subsaharienne.
Afrique.
Sub-Saharan Africa
Subsaharisches Afrika
Statistics
Statistics.
Statistiques.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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