We examine the effects on adult and old age mortality of childhood living arrangements and other aspects of family context in early life. We focus on features of family context that have already been shown to be associated with infant or child mortality in historical and developing country...

This pioneering study reconceptualizes the impact of social organizations, economic conditions, and human agency on human reproduction in preindustrial communities in Europe and Asia. Unlike previous studies, in which Asia is meeasured by European standards, Prudence and Pressure develops a...

Intro -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Malthus's Perspective -- 1 New Malthusian Perspectives -- I Comparative Geographies -- 2 Living Standards and Economic Stress -- 3 Economic Stress and Mortality -- 4 Family and Community -- 5 Society and Mortality -- II...