One of the most significant occurrences of this century has been the drastic decline in many countries of tragically high death and birth rates. In this collection, leading demographers, anthropologists, sociologists, and historians examine the causes of this transition and the reasons why many other countries have not followed suit. What Do We Know About Fertility Transition? / John C. Caldwell And Pat Caldwell -- The First Health Transition In Australia, 1880-1910 / F.b. Smith -- The Demise Of Universal Marriage In East And South-east Asia / Gavin W. Jones -- An Analysis Of Parity-dependant Fertility Falls In Tropical Africa / William Brass, Fatima Juarez, And Anne Scott -- Replacement-level Fertility : The Implausible Endpoint Of The Demographic Transition / Paul Demeny -- Intergenerational Wealth Flows And The Elderly In Indonesia / Graeme Hugo. The Proper Role Of Culture In Demographic Explanation / David I. Kertzer -- Gender And Demographic Change : What Do We Know? / Karen Oppenheim Mason -- Marriage Change As Moral Change : Culture, Virtue, And Demographic Transition / Tom Fricke -- Orderly Theories, Disorderly Women / Susan Cotts Watkins, Naomi Rutenberg, And David Wilkinson -- Numerators And Denominators In The Study Of High Fertility Populations : Past And Potential Contributions From Cultural Anthropology / Caroline Bledsoe And Fatou Banja Camara. Contraception And Religiosity In Bangladesh / Sajeda Amin And Mead Cain -- Underinvestment In Children : A Reorganization Of The Evidence On The Determinants Of Child Mortality / Alaka Malwade Basu -- Health Treatment Behavior In Sri Lanka / Indrani Pieris -- The Governance Of Fertility Transition : Reflections On The Asian Experience / Geoffrey Mcnicoll -- Politics, Culture, And Fertility : Transitions In Indonesia / Terence H. Hull And Valerie J. Hull -- The Role Of Family Planning Programmes In Contemporary Fertility Transitions / John Bongaarts. Edited By G.w. Jones ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. From the perspective of human society, one of the most significant occurrences of the twentieth century has been the demographic transition - the movement from tragic and wastefully high death and birth rates to low rates in many countries. Many other countries, however, are still at only the early or intermediate stages of this process. In these countries, means need to be found to accelerate the transition. This book brings new evidence to bear on aspects of the demographic trasition, with contributions from leading demographers, anthropologists, sociologists, and historians. The book ranges widely over the history and current experience of both developed and developing countries, with particular emphasis on Asia and Africa. The new field of anthropological demography is strongly represented, with contributions challenging much conventional wisdom
