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Male Fertility Patterns and Determinants
von: Li Zhang
Springer-Verlag, 2010
ISBN: 9789048189397 , 208 Seiten
Format: PDF, OL
Kopierschutz: Wasserzeichen
Preis: 96,29 EUR
Preface
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Acknowledgments
10
Contents
12
List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Part I Introduction
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1 Introduction and Overview
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1.1 Why Are Men Ignored in Fertility Studies
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1.2 Male Fertility: An Important Component of Fertility Studies
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1.3 A Growing Body of Literature on Male Fertility
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1.4 Objectives and Structure of the Book
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References
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2 Review of Male Fertility Literature
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2.1 Mens Participation in Fertility Decision-Making and Family Planning
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2.2 Comparative Analyses of Male and Female Fertility Patterns and Determinants
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2.3 Modeling Male Fertility and Constructing Two-Sex Models
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2.4 An Evaluation of Prior Literature
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2.5 Summary
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References
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3 Data and Methods
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3.1 Data
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3.1.1 The United Nations Demographic Yearbook
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3.1.2 The Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
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3.1.3 The World Fertility Surveys (WFS)
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3.1.4 The National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) Cycle 6
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3.1.5 Other U.S. Surveys Containing Male Fertility Information
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3.2 Taiwan-Fukien Demographic Fact Book
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3.3 The Quality of Male Fertility Data
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3.4 Statistical Methods
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3.4.1 Descriptive Analysis and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) Regression
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3.4.2 The Poisson Regression Models
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3.4.3 Sample Weights and Survey Commands Using Stata
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3.5 Summary
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References
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Part II Male and Female Fertility Differentials in Rates
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4 A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Male and Female Fertility in 43 Countries and Places, 1990-1998
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4.1 Research Background
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4.2 Data
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4.3 Measures
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4.4 Results
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4.4.1 Male and Female TFRs
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4.4.2 Male and Female ASFRs
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4.5 Conclusion and Discussion
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References
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5 Male and Female Fertility in Taiwan: Trends and Transitions, 1975-2004
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5.1 Study Objectives
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5.2 Data, Measures and Methods
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5.3 Results
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5.3.1 Male and Female Fertility Trends and Transitions, 1975--2004
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5.3.2 Male and Female ASFRs in Taiwan, 1949--2002
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5.3.3 Male and Female Fertility Differentials by Educational Attainment, 1974--2002
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5.3.4 Male Fertility in Counties and Cities of Taiwan, 2002
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5.4 Discussion and Summary
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References
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Part III Male and Female Fertility Differentials in Determinants
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6 Demographic, Socioeconomic Characteristics, and Male and Female Fertiltiy
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6.1 Linking Demographic Characteristics to Fertility
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6.2 Previous Literature on Socioeconomic Characteristics and Fertility
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6.3 Data, Measures and Methods
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6.4 Results
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6.4.1 Descriptive Statistics
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6.4.2 Demographic Characteristics and Fertility Differentials by Gender
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6.5 Socioeconomic Characteristics and Fertility Differentials by Gender
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6.6 Conclusion and Discussion
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References
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7 Religion, Religiosity and Male and Female Fertility
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7.1 Theories on Religion and Fertility
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7.2 Research Hypotheses
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7.3 Data, Methods and Variables
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7.4 Results
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7.4.1 Descriptive Results
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7.4.2 Statistical Methods and Results
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7.5 Conclusion and Discussion
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References
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8 The Influence of Cohabitation on Male and Female Fertility
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8.1 Linking Cohabitation and Female Childbearing
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8.2 Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Relationship of Cohabitation and Fertility
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8.3 Socioeconomic Status, Family-Background Characteristics, and Nonmarital Fertility
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8.4 The Proximate Determinants, Cohabitation and Fertility
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8.5 Data, Variables and Methods
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8.6 Results
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8.6.1 Descriptive Results
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8.6.2 Poisson Regression Results
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8.7 Conclusion and Discussion
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References
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9 Cultural Inheritance and Male and Female Fertility
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9.1 Theories and Hypotheses
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9.2 Data, Variables and Methods
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9.3 Results
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9.3.1 Descriptive Results
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9.3.2 The Poisson Regression Results
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9.4 Conclusion and Discussion
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References
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10 Conclusion
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10.1 Summary of Findings
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10.1.1 Male and Female Fertility Differentials in Rates
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10.1.2 Male and Female Fertility Differentials in Determinants
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10.2 Implications
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10.3 Underreporting Births by Younger Men
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10.4 Future Prospects
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References
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Index
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