Fertility Differentials by Family Type

Mehtab Karim
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Mehtab Karim: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.

The Pakistan Development Review, 1974, vol. 13, issue 2, 129-144

Abstract: The family is one of the basic social institutions of human society. The behaviour of individuals is to a great extent moulded by influences within the family not only during the socialization process at early ages, but also after they have reached maturity. The way in which the family system operates has important demographic consequences. Reproduction takes place within the family, and fertility is affected by the combination of events occurring within and shaped by the prevailing family system in a society. The family is an important decision-making unit, and in societies where the extended family system1 is prevalent, decisions by couples regarding fertility behaviour may be strongly influenced by the larger family network. Hill [11, p. 271-72] has identified some crucial decisions made over the reproductive career of a couple.

Date: 1974
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