The New Zealand family from 1840 : a demographic history / Ian Pool, Arunachalam Dharmalingam and Janet Sceats.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pool, D. Ian (David Ian), author.

Dharmalingam, A., author.

Sceats, Janet, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--New Zealand--History.

Families.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (473 p.)

Place of Publication:

Auckland, New Zealand : Auckland University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An authoritative demographic history of the New Zealand family from 1840?2005, this reference is a collection of statistics that interprets the changing role of the family and its members. Using detailed research spanning 165 years, the authors chart the move from the large family of the 19th century to the baby boom, the increase in family diversity, and the modern trend towards unsustainably small families. This analysis of society helps trace changing attitudes and the structure of society by noting the reasons for and consequences of the demographic changes.

Contents:

part one. Setting the scene

part two. Trends in the New Zealand family

part three. Towards a synthesis.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-86940-690-7

1-77558-656-1

OCLC:

864414620