Orthodoxy and Revisionism in American Demography
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4122218 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dennis Hodgson (Fairfield University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 541 |
| Publication date | 1988-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1973624 |
| OpenAlex | W1965173274 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 50 |
| References cited | 46 |
From the vantage point of the late 1980s, what passes for orthodoxy in American demography is a perspective founded on two basic assumptions: rapid population growth in non-industrial societies is a significant problem, and providing contraceptives to peasant couples can lower fertility prior to industrialization. The emergence of this perspective within American demography during the 1950s and the rise of revisionist views more recently are examined. Orthodoxy's emergence is attributed to two sets of factors: first, the inability of demographic transition theory to explain several postwar demographic trends; second, the manner in which the Cold War, decolonization, and the influx of funds for fertility control changed American demographers' approach to the study of population trends. The recent rise of revisionism is attributed both to orthodoxy's difficulty in digesting the favor- able economic and demographic trends of the 1970s and to the changes in the political and funding environments within which American demographers work
Archaeology · Demographic economics · Economics · Geography · Orthodoxy · Political science · Sociology · demographic modeling and climate adaptation · Demography · Economic Growth and Productivity · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management
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| Unique citing works | 50 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,43 |
| Citation span | 1991 - 2025 (35) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 40 |