Background Gender disparities in education continue to undermine girls' opportunities,
despite enormous strides in recent years to improve primary enrolment and attainment for …

We review demographic and sociological literature on family dynamics in Latin America and
the Caribbean (LAC) and systematize major trends in union formation and fertility in recent …

Background The world population is expected to increase greatly this century, aggravating
current problems related to climate, health, food security, biodiversity, energy and other vital …

The literature generally points to a negative relationship between female education and
fertility. Citing this pattern, policymakers have advocated educating girls and young women …

Indonesian women's power relative to that of their husbands is examined to determine how it
affects use of prenatal and delivery care. Holding household resources constant, a woman's …

The developmental paradigm, reading history sideways, and cross-cultural data have
converged to exert a profound influence on social scientists and ordinary people. Through …

This study summarizes patterns of educational differentials in wanted and unwanted fertility
at different stages of the fertility transition. The data are from Demographic and Health …

Leaving school prematurely is often claimed to be among the most negative consequences
of early marriage and pregnancy for girls in less developed countries. However, an analysis …

Sambach brings together an ethnograhic study of a school and community in East Africa.
Stambach focuses on the role school plays in the development of the children's identity and …

The relationship between the spread of mass education and fertility-limiting behavior is
examined. Existing theories relating education to fertility limitation are integrated, including …