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"In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most countries in Europe and English-speaking countries outside Europe experienced a fertility transition, where fertility fell from high levels to relatively low levels. England and the other English-speaking countries experienced this from the 1870s, while fertility in Australia began to fall in the 1880s.This book investigates the fertility transition in Tasmania, the second settled colony of Australia, using both statistical evidence and historical sources. The book examines detailed evidence from the 1904 New South Wales Royal Commission into the Fall in the Birth Rate, which the Commissioners regarded as applying not only to NSW, but to every state in Australia.Many theories have been proposed as to why fertility declined at this time: theories of economic and social development; economic theories; diffusion theories; the spread of secularisation; increased availability of artificial methods of contraception; and changes in the rates of infant and child mortality. The role of women in the fertility transition has generally been ignored.The investigation concludes that fertility declined in Tasmania in the late 19th century in a period of remarkable social and economic transformation, with industrialisation, urbanisation, improvements in transport and communication, increasing levels of education and opportunities for social mobility. One of the major social changes was in the status and role of women, who became the driving force behind the fertility decline."
Tasmania --- Australasian & Pacific history --- Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 --- Population & demography --- Birth control, contraception, family planning --- Women's health --- Fertility, Human. --- Human fertility --- Natality --- Demography --- Human reproduction --- Infertility
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Drawing on interdisciplinary, cross-national perspectives, this open access book contributes to the development of a coherent scientific discourse on social exclusion of older people. The book considers five domains of exclusion (services; economic; social relations; civic and socio-cultural; and community and spatial domains), with three chapters dedicated to analysing different dimensions of each exclusion domain. The book also examines the interrelationships between different forms of exclusion, and how outcomes and processes of different kinds of exclusion can be related to one another. In doing so, major cross-cutting themes, such as rights and identity, inclusive service infrastructures, and displacement of marginalised older adult groups, are considered. Finally, in a series of chapters written by international policy stakeholders and policy researchers, the book analyses key policies relevant to social exclusion and older people, including debates linked to sustainable development, EU policy and social rights, welfare and pensions systems, and planning and development. The book’s approach helps to illuminate the comprehensive multidimensionality of social exclusion, and provides insight into the relative nature of disadvantage in later life. With 77 contributors working across 28 nations, the book presents a forward-looking research agenda for social exclusion amongst older people, and will be an important resource for students, researchers and policy stakeholders working on ageing.
Population & demography --- Clinical & internal medicine --- Birth control, contraception, family planning --- Social issues & processes --- Demography --- Internal Medicine --- Health Psychology --- Quality of Life Research --- Aging Population --- Ageing --- Social exclusion --- Social and public policy --- Life course --- Older people --- Social relations --- Loneliness --- Rights and identity --- Service infastructure --- Sustainable development --- EU policy and social rights --- Welfare and pensions systems --- Unemployment at 50 + --- Older age divorced and widowed women --- Abuse and discrimination in older adults --- Ageing and caring in rural environments --- Long-term care institutions --- Pensions policies --- Nursing home residents --- Open access --- Social & ethical issues
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