2007, ISBN: 9781402044984

The demographic transition is the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. Death is now less capricious and most people liv… Meer...

The demographic transition is the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. Death is now less capricious and most people live long lives. Women no longer average six or seven births but in most economically advanced countries less then two - insufficient to replenish national populations. Most of this dramatic social change has occurred over the last 150 years. But the question remains as to whether this is a completely new phenomenon or whether there has long been an inherent tendency in the human race to maximize survival and to control family size. Part I addresses the situation among hunters and gatherers, traditional farmers and classical civilizations and Part II examines the modern transition. An emphasis is placed upon the transmuting of the industrial revolution and rising incomes into longer lives and smaller families. Finally, explanations are sought for below-replacement fertility in Europe and elsewhere. TOC:From the contents: Preface.- Introduction: The Analytical Approach.- Part I: Issues of Early Transition.- Pretransitional population control and equilibrium.- Was there a Neolithic mortality crisis?.- Population intensification theory.- Wealth flows revisited.- Fertility control in the classical world.- Family size control by Infanticide in the great agrarian societies of Asia.- Part II: The Modern Transition.- Transmuting the industrial revolution into mortality decline.- The delayed Western fertility decline.- Regional paths to fertility transition.- The globalization of fertility behavior.- Social upheaval and fertility decline.- Demographic theory.- Policy responses to low fertility and its consequences.- Explanations of the fertility crisis in modern societies.- Back to the future.- Index. eBook John C. Caldwell PDF, Springer, 21.09.2007, Springer, 2007<

2007, ISBN: 9781402044984

The demographic transition is the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. Death is now less capricious and most people liv… Meer...

The demographic transition is the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. Death is now less capricious and most people live long lives. Women no longer average six or seven births but in most economically advanced countries less then two - insufficient to replenish national populations. Most of this dramatic social change has occurred over the last 150 years. But the question remains as to whether this is a completely new phenomenon or whether there has long been an inherent tendency in the human race to maximize survival and to control family size. Part I addresses the situation among hunters and gatherers, traditional farmers and classical civilizations and Part II examines the modern transition. An emphasis is placed upon the transmuting of the industrial revolution and rising incomes into longer lives and smaller families. Finally, explanations are sought for below-replacement fertility in Europe and elsewhere. TOC:From the contents: Preface.- Introduction: The Analytical Approach.- Part I: Issues of Early Transition.- Pretransitional population control and equilibrium.- Was there a Neolithic mortality crisis?.- Population intensification theory.- Wealth flows revisited.- Fertility control in the classical world.- Family size control by Infanticide in the great agrarian societies of Asia.- Part II: The Modern Transition.- Transmuting the industrial revolution into mortality decline.- The delayed Western fertility decline.- Regional paths to fertility transition.- The globalization of fertility behavior.- Social upheaval and fertility decline.- Demographic theory.- Policy responses to low fertility and its consequences.- Explanations of the fertility crisis in modern societies.- Back to the future.- Index. eBook John C. Caldwell 21.09.2007, Springer, Springer<

ISBN: 9781402044984

The demographic transition is the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. Death is now less capricious and most people liv… Meer...

The demographic transition is the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. Death is now less capricious and most people live long lives. Women no longer average six or seven births but in most economically advanced countries less than two â?? insufficient to replenish national populations. Most of this dramatic social change has occurred over the last 150 years. But the question remains as to whether this is a completely new phenomenon or whether there has long been an inherent tendency in the human race to maximize survival and to control family size. This study addresses these issues. Part I addresses the situation among hunters and gatherers, traditional farmers and classical civilizations. Part II examines the modern transition, while an introductory chapter synthesizes the findings. An emphasis is placed upon the transmuting of the industrial revolution and rising incomes into longer lives and smaller families. Finally, explanations are sought for below-replacement fertility in Europe and elsewhere. The book has a strong theoretical focus and is unique in addressing both mortality and fertility over the full span of human history. It brings demographers to anthropology, anthropologists to demography, and both to social history. Books > Social Sciences eBook, Springer Shop<

ISBN: 9781402044984

The demographic transition is the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. Death is now less capricious and most people liv… Meer...

The demographic transition is the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. Death is now less capricious and most people live long lives. Women no longer average six or seven births but in most economically advanced countries less than two — insufficient to replenish national populations. Most of this dramatic social change has occurred over the last 150 years. But the question remains as to whether this is a completely new phenomenon or whether there has long been an inherent tendency in the human race to maximize survival and to control family size. This study addresses these issues. Part I addresses the situation among hunters and gatherers, traditional farmers and classical civilizations. Part II examines the modern transition, while an introductory chapter synthesizes the findings. An emphasis is placed upon the transmuting of the industrial revolution and rising incomes into longer lives and smaller families. Finally, explanations are sought for below-replacement fertility in Europe and elsewhere. The book has a strong theoretical focus and is unique in addressing both mortality and fertility over the full span of human history. It brings demographers to anthropology, anthropologists to demography, and both to social history., Springer<

ISBN: 9781402044984

This book has a strong theoretical focus and is unique in addressing both mortality and fertility over the full span of human history. It examines the demographic transition in the change… Meer...

This book has a strong theoretical focus and is unique in addressing both mortality and fertility over the full span of human history. It examines the demographic transition in the change in the human condition from high mortality and high fertility to low mortality and low fertility. It asks if fluctuating populations is a new phenomenon, or if there has long been an inherent tendency in Man to maximize survival and to control family size.; PDF; History & Transport > Humanities, Springer Netherlands<