Male Fertility Patterns and Determinants

This book discusses the biological, methodological and sociological issues that have caused men to be overlooked in demographic and sociological literature of fertility. It explores the patterns and determinants of male fertility and studies male fertility rates as compared to those of females in 43...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zhang, Li
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2011, 2011
Edition:1st ed. 2011
Series:The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis
Subjects:
Sex
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview
  • Chapter 2. Review of Male Fertility Literature
  • Chapter 3. Data and Methods
  • Part II: Male and Female Fertility Differentials in Rates
  • Chapter 4. A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Male and Female Fertility in 43 Countries and Places
  • 1990-98
  • Chapter 5. Male and Female Fertility in Taiwan: Trends and Transitions 1949-2004
  • Part III: Male and Female Fertility Differentials in Determinants
  • Chapter 6. Demographic
  • Socioeconomic Characteristics and Male and Female Fertility
  • Chapter 7. Religion
  • Religiosity and Male and Female Fertility
  • Chapter 8. The Influence of Cohabitation on Male and Female Fertility
  • Chapter 9. Cultural Inheritance and Male and Female Fertility
  • Conclusion