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The significance of looking back: fertility before the "fertility decline"

In this paper, I argue that living with no or few children and low fertility was widespread in pre-industrial societies. After a critical discussion of demographic transition theory and the concept of 'natural fertility', I investigate fertility in early modern Europe. In doing so, I follow the suggestion of 'cultural demography' and combine quantitative and qualitative research. I show a great extent and many variations of deliberate birth control before the 'fertility decline' took place. This finding should help to see the actual level of fertility as less exceptional and dramatic than it is often claimed. Adapted from the source document.

The significance of looking back: fertility before the "fertility decline"

Urheber*in: Ehmer, Josef

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Alternative title
Die Bedeutung des Blicks zurück in die Geschichte: Fertilität vor dem "Geburtenrückgang"
ISSN
0172-6404
Extent
Seite(n): 11-34
Language
Englisch
Notes
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Bibliographic citation
Historical Social Research, 36(2)

Subject
Geschichte
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie
Sozialgeschichte, historische Sozialforschung
Bevölkerung
Fruchtbarkeit
20. Jahrhundert
Geburtenentwicklung
Kinderzahl
Familienplanung
Zeitgeschichte
Europa
Japan
demographische Faktoren
Bevölkerungsentwicklung
Paradigmenwechsel
kulturelle Faktoren
vorindustrielle Gesellschaft
Industriegesellschaft
Mythos
Reproduktion
Kontrolle
historische Entwicklung
Ostasien
Asien
empirisch
empirisch-qualitativ
empirisch-quantitativ
historisch
Theorieanwendung

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Ehmer, Josef
Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Deutschland
(when)
2011

DOI
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-342319
Rights
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  • Zeitschriftenartikel

Associated

  • Ehmer, Josef

Time of origin

  • 2011

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