A Dharmalingam
Biographic Data
| ID | 188196 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Dharmalingam |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Dharmalingam |
| SIGNATURE | DHARMALINGAM A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Waikato |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 116 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A Review of Age Structural Transition and Demographic Dividend in South Asia
Nutritional Status of Mothers and Low Birth Weight in India
Retaining Skilled Migrants in Regional Australia
Living Together or Communicating at a Distance
This article draws on the theoretical construct of micro-level intergenerational solidarity developed by Bengtson and others to establish the factors influencing the associative and structural dimensions of solidarity for the dyad of mid-life parent and young adult child. This dyadic relationship may be subject to the constraining effects of responsibilities associated with mid-life, and the increasingly complex process associated with youth tran…
Pervasive Muslim-Hindu fertility differences in India
Using the 1993 Indian Family and Health Survey, we examined Muslim-Hindu differences in (1) the parity-specific intent to have another child and (2) given a stated intent for no more children, reports of the current use of contraceptives. We found that Muslims are much more likely than Hindus to intend to have additional children and, among those who do not want more children, Muslims are much less likely than Hindus to use contraceptives. These …
Mid-Life Parental Support for Adult Children in New Zealand
Research often focuses on exchanges of help between mature adult children and ageing parents, but not between young adults and parents. As transitions to adulthood become more complex, and mid-life is increasingly associated with competing roles, this article examines factors influencing the likelihood that a mid-life parent continues to support an adult child who has left home. Empirical analysis uses data from New Zealand's 1997 'Transactions i…
Leisure time in midlife
This paper reports results from a nationally representative survey of 40–54–year–old New Zealanders investigating correlates of perceived available leisure time. The focus on women and men in midlife, the countries largest birth cohort, was based on concerns for the impact on leisure of a ‘demographic squeeze’ of those in this age group from pressures experienced through changed family structures and political economic policies. Multivariate odds…
Utilization of maternal health care services in Southern India
Women's Work, Autonomy, and Birth Control
In this study we contrast two South Indian villages which offer women very different employment opportunities. Many women in Village I roll beedis, which are crude hand-rolled cigarettes. The structure of beedi work was designed to meet the needs of the beedi contractor, but inadvertently it has provided women with substantial autonomy. In Village II very few women work for pay. We argue that these different employment opportunities affect women'…
Economics of Marriage Change in a South Indian Village
The Indian marriage system has undergone major changes in the last few decades. Studies have found an expansion and intensification of dowry and increase in age at marriage. Using information from a village in Tamil Nadu, south India, this article shows that recent marriage changes in the study village (increased number of love-marriages and stagnation or slight decline in marriage age) are caused by the economic independence and personal autonom…
Old Age Support
Future expectations of support in old age and current conditions of living among the elderly are analysed in the context of changing socio-economic structures in a South Indian village. Evidence shows that the traditional means of support – sons – are becoming less reliable. The experience of the elderly, on the other hand, shows that the elderly are in a worse economic situation than would be expected from the Indian cultural ideal. In particula…
Utilization of maternal health care services in Southern India
Women's Work, Autonomy, and Birth Control
In this study we contrast two South Indian villages which offer women very different employment opportunities. Many women in Village I roll beedis, which are crude hand-rolled cigarettes. The structure of beedi work was designed to meet the needs of the beedi contractor, but inadvertently it has provided women with substantial autonomy. In Village II very few women work for pay. We argue that these different employment opportunities affect women'…
Pervasive Muslim-Hindu fertility differences in India
Using the 1993 Indian Family and Health Survey, we examined Muslim-Hindu differences in (1) the parity-specific intent to have another child and (2) given a stated intent for no more children, reports of the current use of contraceptives. We found that Muslims are much more likely than Hindus to intend to have additional children and, among those who do not want more children, Muslims are much less likely than Hindus to use contraceptives. These …
Old Age Support
Future expectations of support in old age and current conditions of living among the elderly are analysed in the context of changing socio-economic structures in a South Indian village. Evidence shows that the traditional means of support – sons – are becoming less reliable. The experience of the elderly, on the other hand, shows that the elderly are in a worse economic situation than would be expected from the Indian cultural ideal. In particula…
Mid-Life Parental Support for Adult Children in New Zealand
Research often focuses on exchanges of help between mature adult children and ageing parents, but not between young adults and parents. As transitions to adulthood become more complex, and mid-life is increasingly associated with competing roles, this article examines factors influencing the likelihood that a mid-life parent continues to support an adult child who has left home. Empirical analysis uses data from New Zealand's 1997 'Transactions i…
Living Together or Communicating at a Distance
This article draws on the theoretical construct of micro-level intergenerational solidarity developed by Bengtson and others to establish the factors influencing the associative and structural dimensions of solidarity for the dyad of mid-life parent and young adult child. This dyadic relationship may be subject to the constraining effects of responsibilities associated with mid-life, and the increasingly complex process associated with youth tran…
Leisure time in midlife
This paper reports results from a nationally representative survey of 40–54–year–old New Zealanders investigating correlates of perceived available leisure time. The focus on women and men in midlife, the countries largest birth cohort, was based on concerns for the impact on leisure of a ‘demographic squeeze’ of those in this age group from pressures experienced through changed family structures and political economic policies. Multivariate odds…
Economics of Marriage Change in a South Indian Village
The Indian marriage system has undergone major changes in the last few decades. Studies have found an expansion and intensification of dowry and increase in age at marriage. Using information from a village in Tamil Nadu, south India, this article shows that recent marriage changes in the study village (increased number of love-marriages and stagnation or slight decline in marriage age) are caused by the economic independence and personal autonom…
Economics of Marriage Change in a South Indian Village
The Indian marriage system has undergone major changes in the last few decades. Studies have found an expansion and intensification of dowry and increase in age at marriage. Using information from a village in Tamil Nadu, south India, this article shows that recent marriage changes in the study village (increased number of love-marriages and stagnation or slight decline in marriage age) are caused by the economic independence and personal autonom…
Old Age Support
Future expectations of support in old age and current conditions of living among the elderly are analysed in the context of changing socio-economic structures in a South Indian village. Evidence shows that the traditional means of support – sons – are becoming less reliable. The experience of the elderly, on the other hand, shows that the elderly are in a worse economic situation than would be expected from the Indian cultural ideal. In particula…
Women's Work, Autonomy, and Birth Control
In this study we contrast two South Indian villages which offer women very different employment opportunities. Many women in Village I roll beedis, which are crude hand-rolled cigarettes. The structure of beedi work was designed to meet the needs of the beedi contractor, but inadvertently it has provided women with substantial autonomy. In Village II very few women work for pay. We argue that these different employment opportunities affect women'…
Leisure time in midlife
This paper reports results from a nationally representative survey of 40–54–year–old New Zealanders investigating correlates of perceived available leisure time. The focus on women and men in midlife, the countries largest birth cohort, was based on concerns for the impact on leisure of a ‘demographic squeeze’ of those in this age group from pressures experienced through changed family structures and political economic policies. Multivariate odds…
Utilization of maternal health care services in Southern India
Mid-Life Parental Support for Adult Children in New Zealand
Research often focuses on exchanges of help between mature adult children and ageing parents, but not between young adults and parents. As transitions to adulthood become more complex, and mid-life is increasingly associated with competing roles, this article examines factors influencing the likelihood that a mid-life parent continues to support an adult child who has left home. Empirical analysis uses data from New Zealand's 1997 'Transactions i…
Pervasive Muslim-Hindu fertility differences in India
Using the 1993 Indian Family and Health Survey, we examined Muslim-Hindu differences in (1) the parity-specific intent to have another child and (2) given a stated intent for no more children, reports of the current use of contraceptives. We found that Muslims are much more likely than Hindus to intend to have additional children and, among those who do not want more children, Muslims are much less likely than Hindus to use contraceptives. These …
Living Together or Communicating at a Distance
This article draws on the theoretical construct of micro-level intergenerational solidarity developed by Bengtson and others to establish the factors influencing the associative and structural dimensions of solidarity for the dyad of mid-life parent and young adult child. This dyadic relationship may be subject to the constraining effects of responsibilities associated with mid-life, and the increasingly complex process associated with youth tran…
Retaining Skilled Migrants in Regional Australia
Nutritional Status of Mothers and Low Birth Weight in India
A Review of Age Structural Transition and Demographic Dividend in South Asia
Sociology (10 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Socioeconomics (5 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (4 works)