In search of explanations for fertility and reproductive behaviour in Africa
Date
1993-07-26
Authors
Chinere-Dan, Orieji
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Abstract
The assumption that the experiences of Western societies are the
inevitable path for development in African1 societies has for
long guided demographic studies of African fertility and reproductive
behaviour. Valid explanations of African fertility remain
elusive partly because African demography has not seriously contested
this assumption. This paper examines the problems in the
explanations of fertility and reproductive behaviour in Africa
from a demographic perspective.
Description
African Studies Seminar series. Paper presented 26 July, 1993