Social dynamics of adolescent fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Social dynamics of adolescent fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Caroline H. Bledsoe and Barney Cohen, editors

(Population dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa)

National Academy Press, 1993

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-208)

"Working Group on the Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility, Panel on the Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, Committee on Population, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council."--T.p.

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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

Table of Contents

  • 1 FRONT MATTER
  • 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • 3 1 INTRODUCTION
  • 4 2 LEVELS AND TRENDS IN ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
  • 5 3 MARRIAGE: NEW FORMS, NEW AMBIGUITIES
  • 6 4 REPRODUCTIVE ENTITLEMENT: THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF FERTILITY AND PARENTHOOD
  • 7 5 EDUCATION AND ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
  • 8 6 EARLY WORK, TRAINING, AND PREPARATION FOR ADULTHOOD
  • 9 7 CONSEQUENCES OF ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY AND CHILDBEARING FOR MOTHERS..
  • 10 8 CONCLUSIONS
  • 11 APPENDIX: DIFFICULTIES IN ANALYZING ADOLSCENT FERTILITY
  • 12 REFERENCES

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