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Women, poverty, and demographic change / edited by Brígida García.
Van Pelt Library HQ1870.9 .W6555 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- International studies in demography
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Developing countries--Social conditions.
- Women.
- Families.
- Motherhood.
- Developing countries.
- Social conditions.
- Fertility, Human--Developing countries.
- Fertility, Human.
- Poverty--Developing countries.
- Poverty.
- Sex role--Developing countries.
- Sex role.
- Motherhood--Developing countries.
- Families--Developing countries.
- Developing countries--Population.
- Population.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 311 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- This book analyzes the specific demographic implications and conditioning factors of women's experience of poverty. By investigating the different experiences that women in developing countries face in attempting to escape from poverty, the contributors illustrate the importance of incorporating the gender perspective into population studies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0198294867
- OCLC:
- 41445808
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