Abstract
The authors attempt to clarify the reproductive decision-making process and to assess the factors influencing reproductive behavior in the Socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Particular attention is paid to the effects of government policies. In Part 1 the authors present overviews of demographic trends the role of women the historical development of population policies abortion policies and private behavior and pro-natalist incentives. Part 2 consists of country reports on the Soviet Union Poland Yugoslavia Romania the German Democratic Republic Czechoslovakia Hungary Bulgaria and Albania. Each country report includes information on demographic trends: abortion and population policies; fertility planning including family research womens roles and family size intentions and actualities; fertility regulating behavior including contraceptive practice abortion trends and pro-natalist incentives; and sex and society including marriage sex education and adolescent sexuality. The final part of the book is a bibliography containing over 1000 references.
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