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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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- 2005-01-01
- Title
- Barren States: The Population "Implosion" in Europe
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1845200497
ISBN-13
9781845200497
eBay Product ID (ePID)
43421650
Product Key Features
Book Title
Barren States : the Population Implosion in Europe
Number of Pages
282 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Demography, Anthropology / General
Genre
Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-028419
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Winner for the Most Notable Recent Edited Collection Book Prize for 2006, Council on the Anthropology and Reproduction (CAR), Winner for the Most Notable Recent Edited Collection Book Prize for 2006, Council on the Anthropology and Reproduction (CAR) 'Each tightly written essay provides a challenging thesis; gives a historical and contemporary overview; marshals research scholarship; and draws an insightful and compelling conclusion. Excellent for college classes, including graduate courses, in sociology, gender studies, and European studies. Summing up: Highly recommended.' Choice Magazine (February 2006)
Dewey Decimal
304.62094
Table Of Content
Introduction--Carrie B. Douglass * Norway: A Matter of Free Choice? Some Structural and Cultural Influences on the Decision to Have or Not to Have Children in Norway--Malin Noem Ravn * Germany: "Now It Is Completely the Other Way Around" - Ethnographic Perspective on a Cultural Economy of Fertility in Re-Unified Germany--Susan L. Erikson * Russia: "Our Nation is Dying" - Interpreting Patterns of Childbearing on a Post-Soviet Russia--Cynthia Gabriel * Czech Republic: The Economy of Birthrates in the Czech Republic--Rebecca Nash * Bulgaria: A Quest for Belonging - The Bulgarian Demographic Crisis, Emigration and the Post-socialist Generation--Maria Stoilkova * Greece: Underfertility's Challenge to Modern Family and Gender Relations in Urban Greece--Heather Paxson * Italy: Toys and Perfumes - Imploding Italy's Population Paradox and Motherly Myths--Elizabeth L. Krause * Spain: "We're Fine at Home" - Young People and the Low Birthrate in Spain--Carrie B. Douglass * France: Making Family - Depopulation and Social Crisis in France--P. Anna Lim * Ireland: Bodies Coming and Going - Women and Fertility in Postmodern Ireland--Jo Murphy-Lawless
Synopsis
The fertility rate has dramatically declined across Europe in recent years. Globally, over sixty-four countries have fallen below generation replacement levels and countries in eastern and southern Europe are registering the lowest birth rates in the history of humanity. Demographers emphasize that these developments could have serious repercussions for society and public policy - from a projected drastic loss of national population numbers to labor shortages and a swelling population of over-65s.Typically, analysts have approached the issue of low fertility quantitatively and from state levels. As a result, most research tends to elide any nuanced understanding of this significant trend. Filling a major gap, this timely book goes well beyond existing studies to investigate how people experience, understand and speak about what is called "low fertility." On the individual level, is there such a thing? How do people understand their choices and the perceived limitations on their lives? What is the meaning of motherhood for women today? How has the definition of "family" changed? What are the particularities of fertility decline in each country? And, perhaps most importantly, what does this tendency toward fewer births mean to the women and men who ultimately become demographic statistics?Offering new readings and a much deeper understanding of Europe's decline in fertility, this exciting book adds the voices of everyday people to previous state-centered studies. Overturning a number of assumptions, case studies show that having fewer children is often understood positively in Europe as a means to freedom and self-empowerment. Anyone wishing to understand what low fertility means to the people who live it will find this book essential reading., The fertility rate has dramatically declined across Europe in recent years. Globally, over sixty-four countries have fallen below generation replacement levels and countries in eastern and southern Europe are registering the lowest birth rates in the history of humanity. Demographers emphasize that these developments could have serious repercussions for society and public policy - from a projected drastic loss of national population numbers to labor shortages and a swelling population of over-65s. Typically, analysts have approached the issue of low fertility quantitatively and from state levels. As a result, most research tends to elide any nuanced understanding of this significant trend. Filling a major gap, this timely book goes well beyond existing studies to investigate how people experience, understand and speak about what is called "low fertility." On the individual level, is there such a thing? How do people understand their choices and the perceived limitations on their lives? What is the meaning of motherhood for women today? How has the definition of "family" changed? What are the particularities of fertility decline in each country? And, perhaps most importantly, what does this tendency toward fewer births mean to the women and men who ultimately become demographic statistics? Offering new readings and a much deeper understanding of Europe's decline in fertility, this exciting book adds the voices of everyday people to previous state-centered studies. Overturning a number of assumptions, case studies show that having fewer children is often understood positively in Europe as a means to freedom and self-empowerment. Anyone wishing to understand what low fertility means to the people who live it will find this book essential reading.
LC Classification Number
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