Polygyny and Fertility Among the Sereer of Senegal

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ID20970273
AuthorsMichel Garenne (0000-0001-6073-7803), Etienne Van De Walle (University City Science Center)
Year1989
Volume43
Issue2
Pages267-283
Publication date1989-07-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0032472031000144116
OpenAlexW2020472371
LanguageEN
Citations received23

The population laboratory of Ngayokhème, in Senegal, has been observed longitudinally since 1962. Information on marital status at the time of birth (rather than at the time of a survey) is used to examine the effect of polygyny on fertility. Although plural marriages are less fertile and the rank order of the wife has an effect, the mechanism appears to operate through the age difference of the spouses and the greater likelihood of temporary separate residence in the case of polygynous marriages. An examination of birth intervals suggests that the lower fecundity of older men, rather than a reduction of the frequency of intercourse, is the main factor. However, there is little relation between the fertility of different wives of the same polygynists

Fecundity · Fertility · Geography · Marital status · Political science · Polygyny · Population · Residence · Sociology · Wife · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Reproductive Health and Technologies

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