Family planning in Taiwan : an experiment in social change / by Ronald Freedman and John Y. Takeshita ; with contributions by L. P. Chow [and six others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freedman, Ronald, 1917-2007, author.

Takeshita, John Y., author.

Contributor:

Chow, L. P., contributor.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birth control--Taiwan.

Birth control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (529 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1969.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The experimental family planning program begun in 1963 in Taichung, the provincial capital of Taiwan, was the largest intensive program of its kind ever to be carried out for a sizable concentrated population. Its use of systematic observation and measurements was also unique. In evaluating the program and the data gathered, the authors seek to establish the extent to which the decline in Taiwan's fertility level resulted from the program rather than from the changes already underway in the society at that time. Finally, two vital questions occupy them: What has been learned in Taiwan, and how much of this can be applied to other developing countries with rapid population growth?Originally published in 1969.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

PART I . INTRODUCTION

I. The Problem

PART 2. FERTILITY AND BIRTH CONTROL BEFORE THE ORGANIZED PROGRAM

II. The Number of Children Wanted and the Number Born: Ideal and Reality

III. Family Limitation Before the Program: Reconciling the Ideal and the Actual

IV. Modernization, Fertility, and the Timing of Childbearing

V. Modernization and Birth Control Before the Organized Program

PART 3. THE PROGRAM: AN EXPERIMENT TO INCREASE THE PRACTICE OF FAMILY PLANNING

VI. The Taichung Experiment: Design and Major Results

VII. Who Accepts Family Planning Services: Demographic and Social Characteristics of the Acceptors

VIII. Intentions to Accept Family Planning: Correlates and Consequences

IX. Perceptions of Contraceptive Practice by Others: Effects on Acceptance

X. Effectiveness of Intrauterine Contraception: Termination Levels and Correlates

XI. The Pre-Program Fertility of Acceptors

XII. How the Program Affected Fertility and the Practice of Birth Control

XIII. The Family Planning Program for All of Taiwan

XIV. The Program Setting, Results, and Implications: A Summary View

APPENDICES

Appendix I-i. Sources of Data for Economic Indicators of Economic and Social Developments for Taiwan, 1952-64 (Table I-1)

Appendix 1-2. Sources of Data for Indicators of Social and Economic Development (Table I-2)

Appendix I-3. Methodology: Sources of Data, Sampling Design, and Other Methodological Problems

Appendix II-1. Differences Between Mainlanders and Native Taiwanese

Appendix IV-1. Fecundability Differences

Appendix VIII-1. Technical Notes for Chapter VIII

Appendix X-1. Sample Comparisons As a Check on Selection

Appendix X-2: Use-Effectiveness of Intrauterine Contraception As a Problem in Competing Risks / Potter, R.G.

Appendix X-3. Who Has the IUD Reinserted After a First Termination? / Freedman, R. / Sun, T. H.

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-691-62178-0

1-4008-7741-5

OCLC:

927443873