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Fertility Differentials by Family Type

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  • MEHTAB S. KARIM

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad.)

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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.

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  • Mehtab S. Karim, 1974. "Fertility Differentials by Family Type," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 13(2), pages 129-144.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:13:y:1974:i:2:p:129-144
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    1. Zeba Ayesha Sathar, 1979. "Rural-Urban Fertility Differentials.1975," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 18(3), pages 231-251.
    2. Abdul Hakim, 1999. "Demographic, Socio-economic, and Regional Fertility Differentials in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 38(4), pages 643-660.
    3. Abdul Hakim, 1994. "Factors Affecting Fertility in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 33(4), pages 685-709.
    4. Naushin Mahmood, 2009. "Population and Development Demographic Research at PIDE," PIDE Books, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, number 2009:1 edited by Rashid Amjad & Aurangzeb A. Hashmi, December.

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