This paper is concerned with the cultural construction of reproduction and gender in Turkey as it relates to the remarkable decline from high levels of fertility to near-replacement levels. It critiques demographic transition theory and family systems theory as found in the Turkish demographic...

Shorter Frederic ?. ? Social Inequality and Population Growth as shown in the Census of Damascus. A sample survey of one-sixth of the population was used to study social inequalities in Damascus in 1976. The social class of a household was defined in terms of the average level of education...