The Methods and Uses of Anthropological Demography

Abstract

Introduction: Approaches to Anthropological Demography 1. Methodological Advances in Studying the Social Context of AIDS in Africa 2. Participant Observation in Demographic Research: Fieldwork Experiences in a Ghanaian Community 3. Using Qualitative Data for Understanding Old-Age Security and Fertility 4. Anthropological Insights into the Links between Women's Status and Demographic Behaviour, Illustrated with the Notions of Hypergamy and Territorial Exogamy 5. Kinship Structures, Marriage Systems, and Reproductive Behaviour: The Use of Anthropology and Demography in a Brazilian Case Study 6. Education, Fertility, and Child Survival: Unravelling the Links 7. A Rereading of Historical Material: An Alternative Account of the Position of Women in Ancient India 8. Political Economy and Cultural Processes in the Fertility Decline of Sicilian Artisans 9. Anthropological Perspectives on Migration in Africa 10. Are Men Weaker or Do their Sisters Talk Too Much? Sex Differences in Childhood Mortality and the Construction of 'Biological' Differences 11. Cultural Models and Demographic Behaviour 12. Social Norms, Natural Fertility, and the Resumption of Postpartum 'Contact' in The Gambia 13. The Limits of Diffusionism