Son survivorship motivation and family size in India: A computer simulation

Many sociologists and demographers have argued that the comparatively large families of six to eight children found in rural India to-day result from ignorance of family planning methods, from tradition, and from passive indecision; and that large reductions in the Indian growth rate to Western leve...

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Published in:Population studies 1968-07, Vol.22 (2), p.199-210
Main Authors: May, David A., Heer, David M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Children
Computer/Computers/Computerization/ Computerized
Family planning
Family size
Family, Size of
Family/Families
Female fertility
Fertility
Fertility rates
India/Indian/Indians
Life tables
Mortality
Plan/Plans/Planning/Planned/ Planners
Population growth rate
Sons
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Summary:Many sociologists and demographers have argued that the comparatively large families of six to eight children found in rural India to-day result from ignorance of family planning methods, from tradition, and from passive indecision; and that large reductions in the Indian growth rate to Western levels would occur spontaneously if each Indian family were given access to birth control facilities, materials and information. On the other hand, it has been maintained that large family sizes are functional for rural families in India and other developing countries; and that they result from conscious or unconscious choice based upon enlightened self-interest.
ISSN:0032-4728
1477-4747
DOI:10.1080/00324728.1968.10405535