Fertility in the United States-New Patterns,New Theories

Book : Fertility in the United States-New Patterns,New Theories

Author : * John B.Casterline * Ronald D.Lee * Karen A.Foote

Language : English

Library : Population

Publish Place : U.S.A.

ISBN : 0-87834-086-6

ISSN : 0098-7921

Publish Date : January 1996

Publisher : The Population Council

Book Type : Book

Book Number : 2214

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgments
Introduction
RONALD D. LEE JOHN B. CASTERLINE
FERTILITY TRENDS AND DIFFERENTIALS
Characteristic Features of Modern American Fertility S. PHILIP MORGAN
MARRIAGE AND FERTILITY
Economic Approaches to Understanding Nonmarital Fertility
ROBERT J. WILLIS JOHN G. HAAGA
Fertility and Commitment: Bringing Men Back In
FRANCES K. GOLDSCHEIDER GAYLE KAUFMAN
Comments on Men, Women, and Unintended Pregnancy MARK R. MONTGOMERY
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL INFLUENCES ON FERTILITY
What's Behind Racial and Ethnic Fertility Differentials?
RENATA FORSTE MARTA TIENDA
Fertility and Racial Stratification ANTONIO MCDANIEL
Social Learning, Social Influence, and New Models of Fertility
MARK R. MONTGOMERY JOHN B. CASTERLINE

From Childbearing to Childrearing: The Link Between Declines in Fertility and Changes in the Socialization of Children
DUANE F. ALWIN
WOMEN'S WORK AND FERTILITY
Women's Work Histories RACHEL A. ROSENFELD
Relative Income and Price of Time: Exploring Their Effects on US Fertility and Female Labor Force Participation
DIANE J. MACUNOVICH
Childrearing and Fertility
RONALD R. RINDFUSS KARN L. BREWSTER
Comments on the Fertility/Employment Interaction RACHEL CONNELLY
SEXUAL AND CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR
Contraception and "Natural" Fertility in America CAROLINE BLEDSOE
Biosocial Models of Low-Fertility Societies J. RICHARD UDRY
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