Understanding Family Change and Variation Toward a Theory of Conjunctural Action /

Understanding Family Change and Variation Toward a Theory of Conjunctural Action /

Fertility rates vary considerably across and within societies, and over time. Over the last three decades, social demographers have made remarkable progress in documenting these axes of variation, but theoretical models to explain family change and variation have lagged behind. At the same time, our...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Johnson-Hanks, Jennifer A. (Author), Bachrach, Christine A. (Author), Morgan, S. Philip (Author), Kohler, Hans-Peter (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
Series:Understanding Population Trends and Processes ; 5
Subjects:
Social sciences.
Anthropology.
Demography.
Families.
Families > Social aspects.
Social Sciences.
Family.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Theory of Conjunctural Action
  •  Chapter 2: Consilience
  • Chapter 3: Fertility Change and Variation: S. Philip Morgan and Hans-Peter Kohler
  • Chapter 4: Social Class and the Timing and Context of Childbearing: Christine Bachrach, Pamela Smock, and Lynette Hoelter
  •  Chapter 5: A Conjunctural History of Assisted Reproductive Technologies: Jennifer Johnson-Hanks and Rosalind King.- Conclusion.

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