Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa A Collection of Micro-Demographic Studies

Subjects:

• Multicultural Studies » African Studies
• Sociology » Demography
• History » Geography

Reviews:

• I applaud the editors and the contributing authors for this innovative contribution to the field....[t]his book is a major contribution to understanding diverse contexts of fertility behavior in sub-Saharan Africa, and should provoke a multilevel, multidisciplinary response to findings.
  —International Journal of African Historical Studies 2004

• Endorsement From Allan G. Hill PhD
  Harvard School of Public Health: This book takes us beyond the mechanical analysis of reproduction in Africa and offers a richer set of frameworks for the interpretation of changing patterns of fertility and family formation in Africa. The case studies finally lay to rest the notion that fertility levels in Africa are driven only by biology and the proximate determinants of fertility. African reproduction is as hidebound with cultural, social and economic considerations as anywhere else. A notable theme in the book is the frank confrontations of African sexuality--an important advance in a continent devastated by HIV/AIDS. For those teaching and researching in this area, the book will provide a rich reservoir of fresh field observations that should capture the imaginations of Africans and Africanists alike and inspire researchers to spend even more time talking things over with the locals.

Table of Contents:

• Foreword by George Benneh
• Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Introduction by Samuel Agyei-Mensah and John B. Casterline
• Social Organization and Reproductive Behavior in Southern Ghana by Dominic K. Agyeman and John B. Casterline
• Social Identity and Community in the Fertility of Southern Ethiopian Women by Dennis P.Hogan and Betemariam Berhanu
• The Fertility Impact of the Rahad Irrigation Project, Sudan by El-Rayah A. Osman
• Social Setting, Birth Timing, and Subsequent Fertility in the Ghanaian South by Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Asbjorn Aase, and Kofi Awusabo-Asare
• Changes in Reproductive Ideology and Its Control from Natural to Limited Fertility Regimes in Malawi by Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu and Ezekiel Kalipeni
• The Nature of Unmet Need for Contraception in Ndola, Zambia by Ann E. Biddlecom and Frederick A.D. Kaona
• Space, Context, and Hardship: Socializing Children into Sexual Activity in Kenyan Slums by F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Melissa Sloan, and Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu
• Economic Transactions Associated with Sexual Intercourse Among Malian Adolescents: Implications for Sexual Health by Sarah Castle and Mamadou Kani Konate
• New Lights on the Sub-Saharan African Fertility Transition: Conclusion by John C Caldwll and Pat Caldwell
• Index