| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Series |
Routledge library editions. Development ; v. 17 |
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Routledge library editions. Development ; v. 17.
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| Contents |
COVER; WOMEN'S ROLES AND POPULATION TRENDS IN THE THIRD WORLD; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PART ONE: OVERVIEW; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE AND THE ROLE OFWOMEN: A RESEARCH PROGRAMME INDEVELOPING COUNTRIES; PART TWO: CONCEPTUALIZING AND MEASURINGWOMEN'S ROLES; 3 THE ALLOCATION OF WOMEN'S TIME AND ITS RELATION TO FERTILITY; 4 CLASS AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS FOR THESTUDY OF WOMEN AND ECONOMIC CHANGE; PART THREE: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DIMENSIONSINFLUENCING WOMEN'S ROLES; 5 FEMALE POWER, AUTONOMY ANDDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IN THE THIRD WORLD |
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6 FAMILY STRUCTURE AND WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE AND PRODUCTIVE ROLES: SOME CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES7 A SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL APPROACH TO WOMEN'S ROLES AND STATUS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: THE DOMESTIC CYCLE; PART FOUR: WOMEN'S ROLES AND THEIRRELATIONSHIP TO FERTILITY AND MORTALITY; 8 THE INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DIVISION OF LABOUR IN THE HOUSEHOLD, WOMEN'S ROLES AND THEIR IMPACT ON FERTILITY; 9 WOMEN'S WORK AND THEIR STATUS: RURAL INDIAN EVIDENCE OF LABOUR MARKET AND ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS ON SEX DIFFERENCES IN CHILDHOOD MORTALITY |
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PART FIVE: ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS INFLUENCINGWOMEN'S ROLES10 WOMEN AND THE URBAN LABOUR MARKET; 11 SEX DISCRIMINATION IN THE URBAN LABOURMARKETS: SOME PROPOSITIONS BASED ONINDIAN EVIDENCE; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX |
| Summary |
First published in 1982, this collection was the result of an ambitious and wide-ranging, inter-disciplinary research programme conducted by the International Labour Office (ILO) on the relationship between women's roles and demographic change, with a view to influencing contemporary government and non-government policy and future research in the field. The ILO held an informal gathering of leading researchers in the fields of economics, anthropology, sociology and demography and this volume represents a unique and practically-orientated collection, offering valuable insights into contemporary |
| Notes |
"A study prepared for the International Labour Office within the framework of the World Employment Programme with the financial support of the United Nations Fund for Population Activities." |
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Originally published: London: Croom Helm, 1982 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women -- Developing countries -- Social conditions
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Women -- Employment -- Developing countries
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory.
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Population
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Women -- Employment
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Women -- Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Developing countries -- Population
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| Subject |
Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Anker, Richard, 1943-
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Buvinić, Mayra.
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Youssef, Nadia Haggag.
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| ISBN |
9781136883200 |
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1136883207 |
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1283519941 |
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9781283519946 |
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