Mexican American Fertility Patterns /

Mexican American Fertility Patterns / / Frank D. Bean, Gray Swicegood.

The Mexican American population is the fastest growing major racial/ethnic group in the United States. During the decade 1970–1980, the Mexican origin population increased from 4.5 million to 8.7 million persons. High fertility, not immigration, was responsible for nearly two-thirds of this growth....

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
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Bean, Frank D.,
Swicegood, Gray,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©1985
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:CMAS Mexican American Monograph
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Physical Description:1 online resource (192 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Racial and Ethnic Fertility Research: From Description to Theory
  • 3. The Idea of Opportunity Costs and Minority/Majority Fertility Differences
  • 4. Sources of Data and Methodological Considerations
  • 5. Generational Status and Fertility
  • 6. Language Patterns, Female Education and Employment, and Fertility
  • 7. Juxtaposition of Opportunity Costs and Minority Group Status Hypotheses
  • 8. Summary and Conclusions
  • Appendices
  • References
  • Index

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