Fertility decline and the changing dynamics of wealth, status and inequality.

ABSTRACT: In the course of demographic transitions (DTs), two large-scale trends become apparent: (i) the broadly positive association between wealth, status and fertility tends to reverse, and (ii) wealth inequalities increase and then temporarily decrease. We argue that these two broad patterns are linked, through a diversification of reproductive strategies that subsequently converge as populations consume more, become less self-sufficient and increasingly depend on education as a route to socio-economic status. We examine these links using data from 22 mid-transition communities in rural Poland. We identify changing relationships between fertility and multiple measures of wealth, status and inequality. Wealth and status generally have opposing effects on fertility, but these associations vary by

SUBMITTER: Colleran H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4426630 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature