Australia's Fertility Transition : a study of 19th-century Tasmania.

"In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most countries in Europe and English-speaking countries outside Europe experienced a fertility transition, where fertility fell from high levels to relatively low levels. England and the other English-speaking countries experienced this from the 1870s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Moyle, Helen (Author)
Corporate Author:	JSTOR (Organization)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Acton, Australian Capital Territory : ANU Press, 2020.
Subjects:	Fertility, Human > Australia > Tasmania > History > 19th century. Fertility, Human > Australia > Tasmania > History > 20th century. Tasmania. Australasian & Pacific history. Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900. Population & demography. Birth control, contraception, family planning. Women's health. Fertility, Human. 1800-1999 Electronic books. History.
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: Theories of the historical fertility decline
2. The Australian fertility decline
3. Tasmania in the 19th and early 20th centuries
4. Research design and data sources
5. Characteristics of the Tasmanian marriage cohorts
6. Fertility patterns of the couples in the marriage cohorts
7. How, when and why did fertility decline?
8. Why did fertility fall in Tasmania during this period? Qualitative insights
9. Conclusion.