Ann W Brittain
Biographic Data
| ID | 833036 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ann W Brittain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ann W |
| FAMILY NAME | Brittain |
| SIGNATURE | BRITTAIN A W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Miami |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The World Has Become More Selfish
Anthropologists view the concept of 'tradition' with suspicion, but it is a useful tool for ordering one's understanding of the present. As rapid cultural change brings greater disparities in wealth, the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines remember a past in which sharing was more widespread. While not a motive for personal action, this remembered past provides a way to understand the contrast between one's own accomplishments and the succes…
The effect of parental age, birth order and other variables on early childhood mortality
The 4275 births to women of native ancestry that took place on the island of St Barthélemy, French West Indies between 1878 and 1970 were analyzed according to the sex of the child, the year of birth, maternal age, maternal parity, paternal age and the number of children the father already had to determine the effects of these variables on rates of perinatal death, death before age 1 and death before age 5. The year of birth, the number of childr…
Can women remember how many children they have borne? Data from the east Caribbean
The number of births reported by 786 women of native ancestry on the 1954 census of St. Barthélémy, French West Indies, was compared to the number of births registered to these same women in the records of vital events. The magnitude of the difference between the two numbers was related to a woman's parity and marital status, but not to her age or literacy. In general, the agreement between the two numbers was very high, with the mean of reported…
Anticipated child loss to migration and sustained high fertility in an east Caribbean population
Development today is commonly accompanied by rapid urbanization and, where possible, high rates of migration to industrialized countries. At the same time, the expected demographic transition has often not materialized despite decreases in death rates. Child-to-woman ratios in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are related to the educational attainment of women in a census district, the percentage of men engaged in agriculture, whether the district h…
Cohort Size and Migration in a West Indian Population
Cohort Size and Migration in a West Indian Population
Individuals often make migration decisions on the basis of economic circumstances. In the United States, increased competition for jobs in large cohorts apparently led to reduced migration to large cities. In rural areas, greater competition for local resources might increase pressures to emigrate for members of large cohorts. But data from St. Barthélemy, French West Indies show that, for people born from 1878 to 1967, neither cohort size nor fl…
The effect of parental age, birth order and other variables on early childhood mortality
The 4275 births to women of native ancestry that took place on the island of St Barthélemy, French West Indies between 1878 and 1970 were analyzed according to the sex of the child, the year of birth, maternal age, maternal parity, paternal age and the number of children the father already had to determine the effects of these variables on rates of perinatal death, death before age 1 and death before age 5. The year of birth, the number of childr…
Cohort Size and Migration in a West Indian Population
Cohort Size and Migration in a West Indian Population
Cohort Size and Migration in a West Indian Population
Individuals often make migration decisions on the basis of economic circumstances. In the United States, increased competition for jobs in large cohorts apparently led to reduced migration to large cities. In rural areas, greater competition for local resources might increase pressures to emigrate for members of large cohorts. But data from St. Barthélemy, French West Indies show that, for people born from 1878 to 1967, neither cohort size nor fl…
Can women remember how many children they have borne? Data from the east Caribbean
The number of births reported by 786 women of native ancestry on the 1954 census of St. Barthélémy, French West Indies, was compared to the number of births registered to these same women in the records of vital events. The magnitude of the difference between the two numbers was related to a woman's parity and marital status, but not to her age or literacy. In general, the agreement between the two numbers was very high, with the mean of reported…
Anticipated child loss to migration and sustained high fertility in an east Caribbean population
Development today is commonly accompanied by rapid urbanization and, where possible, high rates of migration to industrialized countries. At the same time, the expected demographic transition has often not materialized despite decreases in death rates. Child-to-woman ratios in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are related to the educational attainment of women in a census district, the percentage of men engaged in agriculture, whether the district h…
The effect of parental age, birth order and other variables on early childhood mortality
The 4275 births to women of native ancestry that took place on the island of St Barthélemy, French West Indies between 1878 and 1970 were analyzed according to the sex of the child, the year of birth, maternal age, maternal parity, paternal age and the number of children the father already had to determine the effects of these variables on rates of perinatal death, death before age 1 and death before age 5. The year of birth, the number of childr…
The World Has Become More Selfish
Anthropologists view the concept of 'tradition' with suspicion, but it is a useful tool for ordering one's understanding of the present. As rapid cultural change brings greater disparities in wealth, the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines remember a past in which sharing was more widespread. While not a motive for personal action, this remembered past provides a way to understand the contrast between one's own accomplishments and the succes…
Geography (5 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)