children in Italy, where a very low fertility rate may be observed. Design/methodology/approach – Since the number of children … authors use also partner's education to take into account the family dimension. Furthermore, in the context of fertility, zero … her fertility rate in the Italian case. In those frameworks, the education variable is usually considered as a control …

late 1970s have impacted on marriage, family relations and consequently on the way fertility trends have been adversely …

-- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. Population Statistics -- 2. Fertility Levels, Differentials, and Trends -- 3. Age at First Birth …

An analysis of the effect of public pension schemes on a country's fertility rate and a proposal for policies to reform …

The fertility of women of Mexican origin: a social constructionist approach -- The twin problems of overpopulation and … hint of extraordinary fertility...": social science perspectives on Mexican-origin women's reproductive behavior (1912 …-1980) -- Controlling borders and babies: John Tanton, ZPG, and racial anxiety over Mexican-origin women's fertility -- The right to have …

Sterilization remains one of the most popular forms of fertility control in the world, but it has received little … sterilization either as part of a coercive program of population control or as a means of voluntary, even liberating, fertility …Sterilization remains one of the most popular forms of fertility control in the world, but it has received little …