Reproduction And Social Organization In Sub Saharan Africa
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Reproduction And Social Organization In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Ron J. Lesthaeghe
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2022-08-19
Reproduction And Social Organization In Sub Saharan Africa written by Ron J. Lesthaeghe and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-19 with Science categories.
Unlike most Asian and Latin American countries, sub-Saharan Africa has seen both an increase in population growth rates and a weakening of traditional patterns of child-spacing since the 1960s. It is tempting to conclude that sub-Saharan countries have simply not reached adequate levels of income, education, and urbanization for a fertility decline to occur. This book argues, however, that such a socioeconomic threshold hypothesis will not provide an adequate basis for comparison. These authors take the view that any reproductive regime is also anchored to a broader pattern of social organization, including the prevailing modes of production, rules of exchange, patterns of religious systems, kinship structure, division of labor, and gender roles. They link the characteristic features of the African reproductive regime with regard to nuptiality, polygyny, breastfeeding, postpartum abstinence, sterility, and child-fostering to other specifically African characteristics of social organization and culture. Substantial attention is paid to the heterogeneity that prevails among sub-Saharan societies and considerable use is made, therefore, of interethnic comparisons. As a result the book goes considerably beyond mere demographic description and builds bridges between demography and anthropology or sociology. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.
Reproduction And Social Organization In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Ron J. Lesthaeghe
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-11-10
Reproduction And Social Organization In Sub Saharan Africa written by Ron J. Lesthaeghe and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-10 with Social Science categories.
Unlike most Asian and Latin American countries, sub-Saharan Africa has seen both an increase in population growth rates and a weakening of traditional patterns of child-spacing since the 1960s. It is tempting to conclude that sub-Saharan countries have simply not reached adequate levels of income, education, and urbanization for a fertility decline to occur. This book argues, however, that such a socioeconomic threshold hypothesis will not provide an adequate basis for comparison. These authors take the view that any reproductive regime is also anchored to a broader pattern of social organization, including the prevailing modes of production, rules of exchange, patterns of religious systems, kinship structure, division of labor, and gender roles. They link the characteristic features of the African reproductive regime with regard to nuptiality, polygyny, breastfeeding, postpartum abstinence, sterility, and child-fostering to other specifically African characteristics of social organization and culture. Substantial attention is paid to the heterogeneity that prevails among sub-Saharan societies and considerable use is made, therefore, of interethnic comparisons. As a result the book goes considerably beyond mere demographic description and builds bridges between demography and anthropology or sociology. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.
Reproduction And Social Context In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Samuel Agyei-Mensah
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2003-06-30
Reproduction And Social Context In Sub Saharan Africa written by Samuel Agyei-Mensah and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-06-30 with Social Science categories.
Perhaps no region matches sub-Saharan Africa in its social and cultural diversity. In this collection of micro-demographic studies, the authors examine how the diversity of this region influences reproductive behavior. The empirical studies, distributed throughout the continent, are localized, in-depth studies that give special attention to contextual effects of social structure and social organization. A diverse range of topics is addressed including, adolescent sexuality and the effects of early childbearing on later fertility, the impact of development programs on fertility and the association between social organization, social diffusion, and reproductive regime. Highly revealing of the determinants of reproduction in Africa, these studies serve as a model for a new mode of demographic research. The chapters are arranged by geographical regions of the continent, with an introductory chapter outlining the editors' vision of a micro-demographic enterprise and a concluding chapter placing the African fertility transition in the context of the global fertility transition. This volume inspires fresh thinking and theorizing about demographic change, not only in sub-Saharan Africa, but also in all low-income settings.
Bridewealth Women And Reproduction In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Julia Meryl Ekong
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
Bridewealth Women And Reproduction In Sub Saharan Africa written by Julia Meryl Ekong and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Africa, Sub-Saharan categories.
Reproductive Health And Assisted Reproductive Technologies In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Olanike S. Adelakun
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-08-28
Reproductive Health And Assisted Reproductive Technologies In Sub Saharan Africa written by Olanike S. Adelakun and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-28 with Law categories.
This book focuses on reproductive health rights and assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. Each chapter is connected to the other by focusing on different aspects of ART as a means of achieving conception. Topics such as regulation of ART practices, surrogacy and specific aspects of ART, which are gradually becoming acceptable but largely unregulated in Africa, promises to be of interest to scholars, researchers and fertility practitioners. Research in the book take a rights based approach and ethical analysis of ART practice in sub-Saharan Africa by authors from diverse backgrounds bringing together law and society perspectives. Readers stand to gain new knowledge on the societal, legal, medical and psychological requirements, effects and challenges of reproductive health rights and ART in the African context. The book is also relevant to UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, given that it promotes and advocates for access to reproductive healthcare for persons who have difficulty or are unable to conceive without medical assistance.
Social Dynamics Of Adolescent Fertility In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Caroline H. Bledsoe
language : en
Publisher: Population Dynamics of Sub-Sah
Release Date : 1993-01-15
Social Dynamics Of Adolescent Fertility In Sub Saharan Africa written by Caroline H. Bledsoe and has been published by Population Dynamics of Sub-Sah this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-15 with Health & Fitness categories.
Adolescent fertility tends to be valued and sanctioned in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa when parents have had adequate ritual or training preparation for adulthood and the child has a recognized father. Young women and adolescents who conceive and bear children within this context are widely accepted by society; those who conceive outside of marriage, however, are strongly condemned by society. Over the past 2-3 decades, most African countries have successfully raised their levels of education. Girls and women are increasingly privy to formal school education and training in trade apprenticeships, domestic service, and ritual initiation which had otherwise been denied in the past. These factors, combined with declining menarche in a few areas, and changing economic opportunities, law, and religion make it more difficult to define the exact date of entry into marriage. Many girls are taking advantage of these changing circumstances and their opportunities to obtain educations and resist early marriage and cildbearing. While defying the traditional entry into early marriage, many young women do not, however, refrain from engaging in sexual activities. Pregnancies to unwed mothers are thereby on the rise and may constitute the most profound change observed in the social context of adolescent fertility on the continent. Once pregnant, many women find themselves shut out by family planning programs and prenatal clinics which serve only married women. This paper ultimately concludes that the social context of adolescent childbearing has an effect on the outcome for mother and child which is as important as the physiological maturity of the mother.
On The Adaptation Of Sub Saharan Systems Of Reproduction
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Author : Ron J. Lesthaeghe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
On The Adaptation Of Sub Saharan Systems Of Reproduction written by Ron J. Lesthaeghe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Africa, Sub-Saharan categories.
Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Nana K. Poku
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2021-02-03
Sexual And Reproductive Health And Rights In Sub Saharan Africa written by Nana K. Poku and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-03 with Social Science categories.
This book provides a clear and detailed examination of why it is so difficult to secure comprehensive political engagement and actionable, effective policy on sexual and reproductive health rights in sub-Saharan Africa. In an engaging analysis, Nana Poku employs expert knowledge to examine the prospects for large-scale improvements. He explores not only the full range of normative sensitivities, but also conceptual misunderstandings, legal difficulties and complex challenges of securing and maintaining adequate funding while AIDS remains a pandemic in the region. Up-to-date, succinct yet highly detailed, lucid and compelling in its diagnoses of highly complex issues, this book is a valuable, accessible study of a topic that is regional in focus but with clear global implications.
Using Human Rights To Change Tradition
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Author : Corinne A. A. Packer
language : en
Publisher: Intersentia nv
Release Date : 2002
Using Human Rights To Change Tradition written by Corinne A. A. Packer and has been published by Intersentia nv this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Africa, Sub-Saharan categories.
7 Closing the Circle
Social Dynamics Of Adolescent Fertility In Sub Saharan Africa
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Author : Caroline H. Bledsoe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993-01-15
Social Dynamics Of Adolescent Fertility In Sub Saharan Africa written by Caroline H. Bledsoe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-15 with Social Science categories.
Adolescent fertility tends to be valued and sanctioned in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa when parents have had adequate ritual or training preparation for adulthood and the child has a recognized father. Young women and adolescents who conceive and bear children within this context are widely accepted by society; those who conceive outside of marriage, however, are strongly condemned by society. Over the past 2-3 decades, most African countries have successfully raised their levels of education. Girls and women are increasingly privy to formal school education and training in trade apprenticeships, domestic service, and ritual initiation which had otherwise been denied in the past. These factors, combined with declining menarche in a few areas, and changing economic opportunities, law, and religion make it more difficult to define the exact date of entry into marriage. Many girls are taking advantage of these changing circumstances and their opportunities to obtain educations and resist early marriage and cildbearing. While defying the traditional entry into early marriage, many young women do not, however, refrain from engaging in sexual activities. Pregnancies to unwed mothers are thereby on the rise and may constitute the most profound change observed in the social context of adolescent fertility on the continent. Once pregnant, many women find themselves shut out by family planning programs and prenatal clinics which serve only married women. This paper ultimately concludes that the social context of adolescent childbearing has an effect on the outcome for mother and child which is as important as the physiological maturity of the mother.