The Australian Fertility Transition
An Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4976384 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John C Caldwell, Lado T Ruzicka |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 81 |
| Publication date | 1978-03-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/1972148 |
| OpenAlex | W2314443587 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 1 |
The very high level of fertility in Australia up to the mid-19th century resulted from nearly universal and early female marriage. Deferment of marriage by the 1880s was due to the high costs of marriage and not a desire to reduce fertility. Because children were cheap to keep and expected to contribute to household finances there was no reason to limit fertility. In the 2nd half ofthe 19th century a change occurred in the relationship between children and parents largely caused by the impact of mass schooling and children became relatively more expensive for a family. This produced a widespread demand for fertility limitation for the 1st time in Australia. Neither income nor mortality levels account for this transition in Australian fertility. Contraception in Australia has been increasingly effective not fluctuating in purpose or use. 1 stage in the fertility transition led historically and naturally to the next. Fertility differentials (once differential marriage and differential ability to practice contraception are controlled) do not explain the process of fertility transition in Australia. In fact except for a Catholic/non-Catholic difference fertility decline began at the same time for all groups in the country
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 2020 (41) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |