Demographic transition : an asian perspective

By:

Balakrishnan, Rajiv .(ed)

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi; Konark publishers; 2011Description: 571pISBN:

9788122007862

Subject(s):

Demographic transition-Asia-Congresses

DDC classification:

304.6209522 DEM

Summary: The volume stitches together a vast canvas that begins with historical demography and moves on to examine ethnographic perspectives, gender, family health and the ageing population of Asia.The volume also highlights gender, family planning and reproductive health issues, and dwells on the tragic consequences for the girl child when family size norms go down even as son preference persists. A compelling presentation of demographic transition in Asia that brings to fore contemporary research in this area.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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The volume stitches together a vast canvas that begins with historical demography and moves on to examine ethnographic perspectives, gender, family health and the ageing population of Asia.The volume also highlights gender, family planning and reproductive health issues, and dwells on the tragic consequences for the girl child when family size norms go down even as son preference persists. A compelling presentation of demographic transition in Asia that brings to fore contemporary research in this area.

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