Fertility transition in south India

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Fertility transition in south India

edited by Christophe Z. Guilmoto, S. Irudaya Rajan

Sage Publications, 2005

  • : India

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This book documents the various phases of fertility transition in India. It argues that this transition is best understood as the cumulative effect of behavioural changes - such as delay in marriage and use of contraceptives - which over time has altered social perceptions on fertility. The authors argue that going beyond the formal tools of demography and adopting a qualitative approach would help in understanding the social mechanisms that sustain the diffusion of new family norms. A strength of the book is its development of an original geographical information system based on the census data from the micro-level. This system maps variations across regions within South India and within each state. Christophe Z Guilmoto is Senior Fellow at the French Research Institute for Development (IRD), Paris. S Irudaya Rajan is Associate Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

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Introduction - S Irudaya Rajan Emerging Dempgraphic Change in South Asia PART ONE: TRENDS, DIFFERENTIALS AND SPATIAL VARIATIONS South Indian Fertility in Past Times - Ravindran Gopinath The Colonial Period Mapping Out Fertility in South India - S[ac]ebastien Oliveau Methodology and Results Fertility Trends and Differentials in Andra Pradesh - P Ramachandran and P Ramesh Fertility Transition in Karnataka - T V Sekher, K N M Raju and M N Sivakumar Levels, Trends and Implications Fertility in Kerala - S Irudaya Rajan and Sabu Aliyar Fertility in Tamil Nadu - S Irudaya Rajan, P M Kulkarni and T Thenmozhi Levels and Recent Trends PART THREE: FIELD STUDIES AND QUALITATIVE APPROACH Causes of Fertility Transition in Tamil Nadu - S Krishnamoorthy, P M Kulkarni and N Audinarayana Low Fertility and Female Discrimination in South India - St[ac]ephanie Vella The Puzzle of Salem District, Tamil Nadu Family and Fertility Decisions - K N M Raju An Anthropological Enquiry PART FOUR: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS AND FERTILITY MODELING Significance of Medical and Paramedical Personnel in Demographic Transition - K Srinivasan and S Kumar An Empirical Analysis An Analysis of the Determinants of Fertility Behaviour in South India at the Village Level - Manisha Chakrabarty and Christophe Z Guilmoto Decline in Fertility in Andhra Pradesh - K S James and S V Subramanian A Re-Examination of Conflicting Arguments Fertility Decline in India - Christophe Z Guilmoto Maps, Models and Hypotheses

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