Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

National Research Council author Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education author Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education author Working Group on the Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility author Barney Cohen editor Caroline H Bledsoe editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:National Academies Press

Published:1st Feb '93

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This examination of changes in adolescent fertility emphasizes the changing social context within which adolescent childbearing takes place.

Table of Contents
  • FRONT MATTER
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • 1 INTRODUCTION
  • 2 LEVELS AND TRENDS IN ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
  • 3 MARRIAGE: NEW FORMS, NEW AMBIGUITIES
  • 4 REPRODUCTIVE ENTITLEMENT: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF FERTILITY AND PARENTHOOD
  • 5 EDUCATION AND ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
  • 6 EARLY WORK, TRAINING, AND PREPARATION FOR ADULTHOOD
  • 7 CONSEQUENCES OF ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY AND CHILDBEARING FOR MOTHERS...
  • 8 CONCLUSIONS
  • APPENDIX: DIFFICULTIES IN ANALYZING ADOLSCENT FERTILITY
  • REFERENCES
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ISBN: 9780309048972

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224 pages