Human Reproductive Decisions Biological and Social Perspectives

Human Reproductive Decisions Biological and Social Perspectives / by R. I. M. Dunbar.

Reproductive biologists, evolutionary biologists, demographers and social scientists all have a common interest in the business of human reproduction. Their perspectives, however, are very different and have traditionally prevented them from having much to do with each other. The conference on which...

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Main Author: Dunbar, R. I. M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Macmillan Education UK : Imprint: Red Globe Press, 1995.
Edition:1st ed. 1995.
Series:Studies in Biology, Economy and Society
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Gynecology .
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • List of Tables
  • List of Illustrations
  • Contributor's Addresses
  • An Inter-Disciplinary Approach to Human Fertility; R.I.M.Dunbar
  • Breastfeeding and the Baby: Natural Contraception; A.S.McNeilly
  • Understanding Variation in Human Ovarian Function; P.T.Ellison
  • Nutrition, Physical Work Loads and Fertility Regulation; L.Rosetta
  • For Love or Money: The Evolution of Reproductive and Material Motivations; A.R.Rogers
  • Fertility and Fitness among Albuquerque Men: a Competitive Labour Market Theory; H.Kaplan, J.Lancaster, J.A.Bock & S.E.Johnson
  • Reproductive Decisions Viewed from an Evolutionarily-informed Historical Demography; E.Voland
  • English Fertility 1600-1900: is an Economic Analysis Tenable?; P.R.A.Hinde
  • Stopping, Starting and Spacing: the Regulation of Fertility in Historical Populations; J.Landers
  • Obstacles to Fertility Decline in Developing Countries; J.Cleland
  • Imperatives to Reproduce: Views from Northwest England on Fertility in the Light of Infertility; J.Edwards
  • The Timing of Childbearing in Developed Countries; M.N.Bhrolchain
  • Low Fertility in a Pastoral Population: Constraints or Choice?; S.Randall
  • Index.

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