Human reproduction and low fertility in urban Taiwan
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- From an evolutionary perspective, this research asks whether human beings have any natural inclination to reproduce. By examining biological, social, and interpersonal influences on women's reproductive behavior, the study argues that fertility outcomes result more from social influences than from a "maternal instinct" to want children. The absence of a biological basis for human desire to bear children is a primary cause of the ubiquitous fertility decline in the modern world.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic; electronic resource; remote |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Publication date | 2014 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Fan, Chengdiao |
|---|---|
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Anthropological Sciences. |
| Primary advisor | Wolf, Arthur |
| Thesis advisor | Wolf, Arthur |
| Thesis advisor | Luhrmann, T. M. (Tanya M.), 1959- |
| Thesis advisor | Tuljapurkar, Shripad, 1951- |
| Advisor | Luhrmann, T. M. (Tanya M.), 1959- |
| Advisor | Tuljapurkar, Shripad, 1951- |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
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Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Chengdiao Fan. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Anthropological Sciences. |
| Thesis | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Stanford University, 2014. |
| Location | electronic resource |
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- Copyright
- © 2014 by Chengdiao Fan
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