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Social Mobility and Demographic Behaviour: Long Term Perspectives
Dribe, Martin; Bavel, Jan Van; Campbell, Cameron - In: Demographic Research 26 (2012) 8, pp. 173-190
fertility, marriage, migration, and social mobility. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009653962
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An inquiry into the uneven distribution of women’s HIV infection in rural Malawi
Poulin, Michelle; Muula, Adamson S. - In: Demographic Research 25 (2011) 28, pp. 869-902
Ecological comparisons in sub-Saharan Africa show that HIV prevalence is lower where men are generally circumcised than where they are not. Randomized controlled trials have found a 50-60% reduction in HIV acquisition for newly circumcised men. Yet in Malawi, HIV prevalence is highest in several...
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Fertility behaviour of recent immigrants to Israel
Nahmias, Petra - In: Demographic Research 10 (2004) 4, pp. 83-120
The fertility practices of immigrants are a particularly interesting field of study for demographers, providing an insight into the fertility behaviour of individuals when both the society and the individual undergo a period of rapid change. This paper describes and compares the fertility...
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Migration and marriage: Modeling the joint process
Jang, Bohyun; Casterline, John; Snyder, Anastasia - In: Demographic Research 30 (2014) 47, pp. 1339-1366
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Marriage formation as a process intermediary between migration and childbearing
Hoem, Jan M.; Nedoluzhko, Lesia - In: Demographic Research 18 (2008) 21, pp. 611-628
In studies of differences in fertility between migrants and non-migrants, marriage interferes because migration can be … the time around the move because migration temporarily disturbs the life of the migrant. In any case marriage appears as a … the analyst to separate any disruptive effects of migration from any boosting effects of marriage in studies of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005163220
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Transitions to adulthood in urban Kenya
Clark, Shelley; Cotton, Cassandra - In: Demographic Research 28 (2013) 37, pp. 1053-1092
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Marriage, childbearing, and migration in Kyrgyzstan: Exploring interdependencies
Nedoluzhko, Lesia; Agadjanian, Victor - In: Demographic Research 22 (2010) 7, pp. 159-188
associated with increased marriage risks. Migration is often a part of the family building process: high first-birth propensities … of recent migrants as well as high migration risks among pregnant women are due to marriage-related migration. …In our study we investigate interdependencies between entry into a marital union, childbearing, and migration. We apply …
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Assimilation effects on infant mortality among immigrants in Norway: Does maternal source country matter?
Kinge, Jonas; Kornstad, Tom - In: Demographic Research 31 (2014) 26, pp. 779-812
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Assimilation and emerging health disparities among new generations of U.S. children
Hamilton, Erin; Cardoso, Jodi Berger; Hummer, Robert; … - In: Demographic Research 25 (2011) 25, pp. 783-818
assimilation, or changing responses to survey questions among immigrant groups. …
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The residential segregation of detailed Hispanic and Asian groups in the United States: 1980-2010
Iceland, John; Weinberg, Daniel; Hughes, Lauren - In: Demographic Research 31 (2014) 20, pp. 593-624
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