Low Fertility Regimes and Demographic and Societal Change

Low Fertility Regimes and Demographic and Societal Change

This book explores how low fertility levels could fundamentally change a country's population and society. It analyzes the profound effects below average birthrates have on virtually all aspects of society, from the economy to religion, from marriage to gender roles. An introduction written by...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Poston, Jr., Dudley L. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Subjects:
Demography.
Population.
Families.
Families-Social aspects.
Population Economics.
Family.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Han Gon Kim: Preface
  • 1. Dudley L. Poston, Jr.: The Context of Low Fertility Regimes and Demographic and Societal Change
  • Part I: Demographic Dynamics and Change: 2. Francesco Billari: A "Great Divergence" in Fertility?
  • 3. Nayoung Heo, and Dudley L. Poston, Jr.: Natural Decrease in the Context of Lowest-low Fertility: South Korea, 2005-2014
  • 4. Richard Rogers, Elizabeth M. Lawrence, and Robert A. Hummer: A 21st Century Demographic Challenge: High and Increasing Life Expectancies in the United States
  • 5. Susan K. Brown, Frank D. Bean and James D. Bachmeier: The Implications of Native-Born Fertility and Other Socio-Demographic Changes for Less-Skilled U.S. Immigration
  • Part II: Structural Change: 6. Samsik Lee: Issues of Aging and Age Dependency in Post-industrial Societies
  • 7. Nancy Riley: Good Mothering in China: Effects of Migration, Low Fertility, and Birth Constraints
  • 8. Linda Waite and Juyeon Kim: Sexuality and Marital Relationships in Low Fertility Societies
  • 9. Gavin W. Jones: What is Driving Marriage and Cohabitation in Low Fertility Countries?
  • Part III: Institutional Change
  • 10. Daniel T. Lichter, Zhenchao Qian: Children at Risk:  Diversity, Inequality, and the Third Demographic Transition
  • 11. Michael Teitelbaum: Political Effects - Real and Imagined - in Low Fertility Societies
  • 12. Christopher Ellison, Xiaohe Xu, and Andrea L. Ruiz: The Implications of Low Fertility Regimes for Religion in the 21st Century
  • About the Authors.

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