The decline of fertility in Germany, 1871-1939 /John E. Knodel.

Knodel, John E.,

The decline of fertility in Germany, 1871-1939 /John E. Knodel. - Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, (c)1974. - 1 online resource (326 pages) : illustrations, tables. - Princeton Legacy Library .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Administrative and Geographical Subdivisions.; The Demographic Statistics of Germany.; Population Size and Growth.; The Demographic Indices.; Fertility Before 1870.; The End of the Fertility Decline.; Marital Fertility.; Nuptiality.; Illegitimacy.; Overall Fertility.; Territorial and Regional Variation in the Demographic Indices.; Rural-Urban Residence.; Economic Activity and Position.; Wealth.; Religious Affiliation.; Ethnic Affiliation.; Conclusion.; Trends in Infant Mortality.; Territorial and Regional Variation.; Infant Mortality Differentials.; Infant Mortality and Fertility. ConclusionEmigration, Inter-Provincial Migration, and Migration between Administrative Areas; Urbanization; Conclusion; Additional Social Variables.; Multivariate Analyses of the Fertility Decline.; Conclusion; Trends in Fertility and Nuptiality.; Social Differentials.; Infant Mortality.; Emigration and Migration.; The Social Context.



9781400869848


Fertility, Human--History.--Germany
Fertility, Human--History.--Germany
Germany--Population--History.


Electronic Books.

HB1005 / .D435 1974