Unusual Applications of Research
Studies of Fertility in Underdeveloped Areas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2497483 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Mayone Stycos (University of North Carolina, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1954 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 9-12 |
| Publication date | 1954-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.13.1.r147741pt712l7r1 |
| OpenAlex | W2049319557 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
A few years ago I described the problems involved in an opinion survey of Arab Nomads. I feel that this study reached the limits of the unusual, and that anything I say now will be somewhat anti-climactic. With this limitation in mind I think it can be said that the research under consideration in this article is unusual both in terms of its content and in terms of the population under study. (1) The content of the studies is delicate, concerning sexual patterns and birth control; (2) the studies involve the application of interviewing methods developed largely in literate English-speaking cultures, to semi-literate peoples of entirely different cultures. Since, in a discussion of
Birth control · Content (measure theory) · Family planning · Fertility · Interview · Population · Research methodology · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Demography · Mathematics · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Romani and Gypsy Studies · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1955 - 1976 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |