GEOG 142 Chapter 6: PopulationGeographyTextbookChapter6Notes
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Week 6, ch 6 from population, concepts & issues 11th ed. Russell died in 1970 at age 97, witnessing almost the entire demographic transition in the western nations; and during his time of living, birth rates in less developed areas seemed stubbornly high. The shift from high fertility (characterized by only minimal individual deliberate control) to low fertility, which is entirely under a woman"s control. Described by lloyd and ivanov (1988) as the shift from family building by fate to family building by design. The transition almost always involves a delay in childbearing to older ages (at least beyond teen years) and also an earlier end to childbearing. This process helps free women/men from unwanted parenthood and helps to time and space those children who are desired improves health of mothers and their children. What do demographers refer to when they speak of fertility.
