Fertility Transitions, Family Structure, And Population Policy

Calvin Goldscheider (Ph.D., 1964) is a professor of Sociology and Judaic Studies, Brown University, and Faculty Associate of the Population Research and Training Center.

• Brown University Studies in Population and Development -- Foreword -- Historical Fertility Transitions -- Beyond Economic Reductionism: The Transformation of the Reproductive Regimes in France and Belgium in the 18th and 19th Centuries -- Transitions in Asia -- Sociodemographic Determinants of the Fertility Transition in Korea -- The Social Context of Fertility Decline in Thailand -- Nuptiality Patterns in Thailand: Their Implications for Further Fertility Decline -- Relationships Between Maternal Nutrition and Fertility in Developing Countries -- The Effect of Migration on Contraceptive Usage and Service Point Choice in Indonesia -- Women and Family Structure -- Economic Development, Women’s Status, and Changing Family Structure in Taiwan -- Family Structure, Liberty and Equality, and Divorce: A Cross-National Examination -- Extended Households: A Survival Strategy in Poverty -- Rice, Labor, and Children: A Study of Peasants’ Livelihood Strategies in Northeast Thailand -- Population Policy and Development Planning -- The Integration of Population Factors into the Development Planning Process: A Review of Methods and Approaches -- From Demographic Models to Public Policy -- The Nature and Tasks of Population and Development Planning