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Individual reproductive behaviour
________ is economically rational but modified by non- economic factors to produce the level and pattern of fertility that is observed in a society.
Natural fertility
________: behaviour of couples in earlier populations who did not plan their family size or alter their reproduction habits depending on how many children they already had.
NRR
________: average number of female births to women after the effect of mortality to women in the reproductive ages has been taken into account.
GRR
________: average number of female offspring that women produce.
Fertility
________: actual reproduction output of a woman, a man, or a couple, as measured by the number of offspring.
Fecundity
________: the physiological ability of a woman, a man, or a couple to reproduce.
CBR
________: number of births over a specified period per 1000 population.
economic rationality
Type 2: ________ dictates low levels of reproduction- flows from parents to children.
Sub fecundity
________: the reduced ability of couples to have children because of impairments in any of the biological aspects of reproduction.
Infecundity
Sterility /________: a total inability to reproduce.
TFR
________: total reproductive output for a given population during a specific interval.
GFR
________: number of births per 1000 women between the ages 15 and 49.
Life table
________: reflects the mortality experience of a hypothetical cohort of newborns, followed through life as the cohort ages.
Total marital fertility rate
________ (TMFR): relates to married women of childbearing age.
Regulation costs
________: the costs to parents of intentionally limiting family size.
Low fertility
________= parents invest in fewer children of greater quality.
Fecundity
the physiological ability of a woman, a man, or a couple to reproduce
Sterility/Infecundity
a total inability to reproduce
Primary sterility
sterility is present before the individual has had a child
Secondary sterility
people that have had one child prior to becoming sterile
Sub-fecundity
the reduced ability of couples to have children because of impairments in any of the biological aspects of reproduction
Fertility
actual reproduction output of a woman, a man, or a couple, as measured by the number of offspring
Period measures
computed on the basis of current information
Cohort measures
information on specific generations of women
CBR
number of births over a specified period per 1000 population
GFR
number of births per 1000 women between the ages 15 and 49
TFR
total reproductive output for a given population during a specific interval
Total marital fertility rate (TMFR)
relates to married women of childbearing age
GRR
average number of female offspring that women produce
NRR
average number of female births to women after the effect of mortality to women in the reproductive ages has been taken into account
Life table
reflects the mortality experience of a hypothetical cohort of newborns, followed through life as the cohort ages
Freud
sexual conflict
Monogamy
social invention to control our natural sexual urges
Religion
sexual act = sin
High number of conceptions = April
July → avoid giving birth during winter
Lowest number of conceptions = August
November → crop-gathering months
Proception
when couples discontinue the use of birth control at the appropriate time in the year as to affect the desired timing of their baby 9 months later
Natural fertility
behaviour of couples in earlier populations who did not plan their family size or alter their reproduction habits depending on how many children they already had
Demand for children
number of children desired by parents
High-quality children
those who have more resources spent on them + more time devoted to them
High material aspirations
context of economic prosperity
Regulation costs
the costs to parents of intentionally limiting family size
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