The Decline of Fertility in Germany, 1871-1939 / / Arthur J. Knodel.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Knodel, Arthur J.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1974
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Office of Population Research ; 1545
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (328 p.)

This is the second in a series of monographs on the historic decline of European fertility to be issued by the Office of Population Research at Princeton University. It is a detailed statistical description and analysis of the transition from high to low birth rates which took place in Germany betwe...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Foreword
• Preface
• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Maps and Figures
• CHAPTER 1: Introduction
• CHAPTER 2: Trends in German Fertility and Nuptiality
• CHAPTER 3: Social Differentials in the German Fertility Decline
• CHAPTER 4: Demographic Change and Fertility Decline: Infant Mortality
• CHAPTER 5: Demographic Change and Fertility Decline: Emigration, Migration, and Urbanization
• CHAPTER 6: The Social Context of the German Fertility Decline
• CHAPTER 7: Summary of Findings
• APPENDIX 1A. The Choice of a Regional Classification for Germany
• APPENDIX 1B Comparison of the Demographic Indices with Conventional Measures Based on the German Experience 1800-1925
• APPENDIX 2A: Democraphic Indices for Germany - If, Ig, Ih, Im, and Im*, - for Each Administrative Area and for Each Province or State Consisting of More than One Administrative Area
• APPENDIX 2B: Notes on Data Adjustments Involved in the Computation of the Basic Demographic Indices in Appendix Table 2.1
• APPENDIX 3: Rural-Urban Marital Fertility for Selected German States and Administrative Areas
• APPENDIX 4 (Tables 4.1, 4.2, & 4.3)
• Official Statistical Sources
• Other References
• Index