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Fertility and social class in a French village, 1901–75

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Paul E. White
Paul E. White
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, University of Sheffield
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Summary

The extent to which it is possible to recognize distinctive patterns of marriage and fertility within sub-groups of the rural population is examined by an analysis of the fertility experience of 294 females who lived in a single village in southern Normandy at some period between 1901 and 1975. Aggregate analysis demonstrates the existence of differential fertility between classes. Examination of circumstantial evidence for individual sub-groups suggests that attitudes towards capital accumulation and inheritance are the major explanatory factors for these differentials.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , July 1985 , pp. 253 - 266
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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