Muslim fertility transition: The case of the Singapore Malays / Saw Swee-Hock.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Saw, Swee-Hock, 1931-2021, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population and Demography.

Singapore.

Local Subjects:

Population and Demography.

Singapore.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages)

Contained In:

Asia-Pacific Population Journal Vol. 4, no. 3, p. 31-40 4:3<31 15644278

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 1989.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

It is generally believed that the higher level of fertility prevailing in some populations has been sustained by certain religious tenets favouring large family norms. There are numerous studies which have demonstrated that Roman Catholicism has played an important role in upholding fertility at a relatively higher level on account of its consistent condemnation of artificial methods of birth control (Day, 1968; Murphy and Erhart, 1975). There are still other studies which have linked the relatively higher fertility prevailing in most Muslim populations to certain Islamic teachings concerning population control (Kirk, 1968; Nagi and Stockwell, 1982). There is, however, no general concensus among Muslim religious authorities about the different forms of birth control: the majority endorsing family planning, some sanctioning induced abortion, and most opposing sterilization.

Notes:

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