By J. Godefroy (auth.), H. G. Moors, R. L. Cliquet, G. Dooghe, D. J. van de Kaa (eds.)
Since 1972 there was an in depth touch via their courses among the Netherlands Interuniversity Demographic Institute on the Hague and the inhabitants and relatives examine Centre at Brussels. This co-operation has ended in the joint ebook of the magazine Bevolking en Gezin (Population and family members) within the Dutch language. besides the fact that, there was a necessity for wider flow of the Dutch language reviews and learn within the box of inhabitants and the relations. specifically it was once inspiration essential to make attainable an alternate of rules and findings with inhabitants and relatives scientists in another country. the quantity inhabitants and family members within the Low nations intends to facilitate this overseas dialogue by way of no less than in part lifting the language barrier curtain. a number of the articles and files integrated have been initially released within the Dutch language, others have been written specially for this quantity. inhabitants and relations covers a truly vast box and so do the chapters provided. as well as demographic reviews, articles are offered on inhabitants and kinfolk sociology and social biology. The editors desire that this moment quantity of inhabitants and family members within the Low international locations reader, the 6th of their every year e-book sequence, will serve its goal. The editors v Contents PREFACE V members IX 1. J. GODEFROY A picture illustration of the method of inhabitants renewal - a demographic instructing reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION Research into the course of the demographic transition in Europe has, since the mid-1960's focused in particular on the role of nuptiality in the process of fertility decline. Attention has been directed above all to the follOwing three questions: - Has there been any relationship between the trends of nuptiality and fertility in the Western world, and if so, in what direction? - Have there been attempts to manipulate age at marriage in order to influence marital fertility? - Has there been a direct relationship between the spread of birth control within marriage and the age at marriage and proportions marrying (Heeren 1973, p.
