Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • Auteur: Cohen, Barney; Bledsoe, Caroline H.
  • Éditeur: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309048972
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309585538
  • Lieu de publication:  United States
  • Année de publication électronique: 1993
  • Mois : Janvier
  • Pages: 225
  • Langue: Anglais

This examination of changes in adolescent fertility emphasizes the changing social context within which adolescent childbearing takes place.

  • SOCIAL DYNAMICS OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
  • POPULATION DYNAMICS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
    • CHANGES IN TWO CONFIGURATIONS OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
    • ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORKS FOR EXPLAINING CHANGE IN ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
    • OUR APPROACH: SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON THE OUTCOMES OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
    • PLAN OF THE REPORT
  • 2 Levels and Trends in Adolescent Fertility
    • LEVELS OF EDUCATION, SEXUAL EXPERIENCE, MARRIAGE, FERTILITY, AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG ADOLESCENTS
    • TRENDS IN EDUCATION, MARRIAGE, AND FERTILITY AMONG ADOLESCENTS
      • Education
      • Marriage
      • Fertility
    • PUTTING THE INDICATORS TOGETHER
      • Group 1
      • Group 2
      • Group 3
    • CONCLUSION
  • 3 Marriage: New Forms, New Ambiguities
    • "CUSTOMARY" MARRIAGE IN AFRICA
      • Bridewealth
      • Participation of Kin
      • Polygyny
      • Problems in Defining Customary Marriage
        • Variance in Marital Forms
        • Marriage as a Process
    • EFFECTS OF AMBIGUOUS MARITAL STATUS ON LEGITIMATE REPRODUCTION
    • CHANGES IN MARRIAGE IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICA
      • Economics
      • New Legislation
      • Religion: Islam and Christianity
      • Education
      • Urbanization
    • EFFECT OF THESE CHANGES ON MARRIAGE
    • EFFECTS OF MARITAL CHANGES ON PREMARITAL SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTION
  • 4 Reproductive Entitlement: The Social Context of Fertility and Parenthood
    • THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF MARRIAGE AND REPRODUCTION
    • THE VALUE OF CHILDREN
    • REPRODUCTION WITHIN THE SEQUENCE OF LIFE EVENTS
    • EARNING REPRODUCTIVE ENTITLEMENT
    • THE BOUNDARIES OF ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY
    • THE REGULATION OF PATERNITY
    • CHANGES IN ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTION
      • New Patterns of Male Sexuality and Reproduction
      • New Pressures on Women
    • CHANGES IN UNSANCTIONED BIRTHS
  • 5 Education and Adolescent Fertility
    • THE "CULTURE" OF FORMAL EDUCATION: AN EXAMPLE FROM SIERRA LEONE
    • LEVELS AND TRENDS IN FORMAL EDUCATION
    • EDUCATIONAL INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
    • WHY DO SCHOOLGIRLS BECOME PREGNANT?
    • EFFECTS OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY ON EDUCATION
    • CONCLUSION
  • 6 Early Work, Training, and Preparation for Adulthood
    • ADOLESCENT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
      • What Do Adolescents Do?
        • Farming
        • Wage Labor
        • Trade Apprenticeships
        • The Urban Informal Sector and Self-Employment
    • PATTERNS OF FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
    • DISCUSSION
    • FERTILITY AND TRAINING OUTSIDE SCHOOLING
      • Women's Trade Apprenticeships
      • Fostering and Home Training
      • Variations on the Theme of Training and Fertility
        • Secluded Female Industry
        • Eastern Versus Western African Trade Apprenticeships
        • Rice Farming
        • Generational Exchanges: Training for Labor
    • CONCLUSION
  • 7 Consequences of Adolescent Sexuality and Childbearing for Mothers and Children
    • HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
      • Maternal Health Complications
        • Eclampsia
        • Sepsis
        • Obstructed and Prolonged Labor
        • Hemorrhage
        • Fistulas
        • Abortion
        • Sexually Transmitted Diseases
      • Health Consequences for Children
    • SOCIOECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
      • Consequences for the Mother
      • Effects on Fostering
      • Effects on Social Mobility of Children
      • Lifetime Consequences of Having No Acknowledged Father
    • DISCUSSION
  • 8 Conclusions
    • FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS
      • Health
      • Education and Training
      • Marriage and Conjugal Relationships
      • Men
    • SUMMARY
  • Appendix Difficulties in Analyzing Adolescent Fertility
    • DEFINITION OF ADOLESCENT
    • DEFINITION OF MARRIAGE
    • THE DATA: DEFINITIONS AND DEFICIENCIES
    • INTEGRATION OF DATA SOURCES
    • DATING OF CHANGE
  • References

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