Development, Demography, And Family Decision-making: The Status Of Women In Rural Java

by Linda B Williams

Overview

The shift toward the small nuclear family and the emergence of new roles for women have been among the conspicuous changes accompanying economic development and social modernization. The importance of changing autonomy for women in the reduction of control over women's lives by the extended family in the process of development raises questions abo

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429714535
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/04/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	875 KB

About the Author

Linda B Williams

Table of Contents

Foreword -- Preface -- The Role of Women in Socio-Economic Development -- Women, Development, and Demographic Processes -- The Indonesian Context -- The Sample, Methods, and Variable Definitions -- Intergenerational Dynamics in the Marriage Decision -- Post-Marriage Migration and the Status of Women -- Contraception and Fertility -- Summary and Conclusions -- Appendix