The co-existence of poverty, illiteracy and high fertility is a fa miliar problem to persons attempting to improve levels of living in the underdeveloped areas of the world. Although much less intense and less pervasive in this country, it is familiar enough in rural and urban slums, particularly among the nonwhites in these areas. In a general way this paper is concerned with the interrelation of color, fertility and socioeconomic status in this country. This rela tionship is frequently studied by comparing the socioeconomic differentials in fertility among the whites with that among the nonwhites. This paper, however, is concerned mainly with the dif ferentials in fertility by color at different socioeconomic levels. It focuses upon comparisons of the fertility of nonwhites and whites at upper socioeconomic levels and particularly upon factors asso ciated with the low fertility of nonwhite women reporting one or more years of college attendance. Most of the past studies have correctly explained the compara tively high fertility of nonwhites in terms of the relative poverty and absence of family planning. Few studies have focused attention upon the fertility of the minority of nonwhites of upper socioeconomic status. Yet more precise knowledge in this area is important. Data on this question, derived mainly from the 1960 census, may provide
Previous articleNext article No AccessBook ReviewsSocial Mobility and Controlled Fertility: Family Origins and Structure of the Australian Academic Elite. H. Y. Tien Clyde V. KiserClyde V. Kiser Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by American Journal of Sociology Volume 71, Number 4Jan., 1966 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/224154 Views: 1Total views on this site Copyright 1966 University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.
Journal Article Research in Family Planning Get access Research in Family Planning. Edited by C. V. Kiser. (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press (London: Oxford University Press), 1962. Pp. xv + 662. 100r.) P. Sargant Florence P. Sargant Florence University of Birmingham Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 73, Issue 291, 1 September 1963, Pages 522–523, https://doi.org/10.2307/2228598 Published: 01 September 1963
Summary In the first part of this paper, the aims, scope and methods of the Indianapolis Study are briefly reviewed. In the second part the chief findings are discussed and a tabular summary of the results of the twenty-three hypotheses of the study is presented. In the third part the authors describe the chief weaknesses of the study and give their views regarding implications for future research in this field. The substance of this résumé was presented at a round-table discussion on exploration of possibilities for a new study of factors affecting size of family, held at the 1952 Annual Conference of the Milbank Memorial Fund in New York City, 19-20 November 1952.
The erosion of modern and traditional social security schemes the breakdown of traditional welfare systems the rise of what appears to be structural unemployment the widening rifts between the haves and the have-nots of this world and the increasing difficulty of access to the resources of the environment are not conducive to the harmony of the national societies or to international security. The author discusses the consequences of these changes for future social structure. (EXCERPT)
Annals of the New York Academy of SciencesVolume 54, Issue 5 p. 760-762 DISCUSSION OF PAPERS BY DOCTORS THOMPSON, DORN, AND COOK Clyde V. Doctor Kiser, Clyde V. Doctor Kiser Milbank Memorial Fund, New YorkSearch for more papers by this author Clyde V. Doctor Kiser, Clyde V. Doctor Kiser Milbank Memorial Fund, New YorkSearch for more papers by this author First published: May 1952 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.1952.tb39948.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume54, Issue5World Population Problems and Birth ControlMay 1952Pages 760-762 RelatedInformation
Résumé Plusieurs analyses ont déjà donné à nos lecteurs un aperçu des remarquables travaux consacrés par le Milbank memorial fund à l'étude de la fécondité chez des ménages de la ville américaine ?Indianapolis. Dans l'article ci-dessous, M. Clyde V. Kiser, qui a pris une part considérable à ces travaux, fait le point des principaux résultats obtenus à ce jour. L'enquête avait pour but de déterminer les facteurs psychologiques et sociaux de la fécondité des populations malthusiennes, et de préciser leurs rôles respectifs. Elle a montré que, dans le milieu urbain largement contracepteur étudié, le faible niveau de la fécondité provient essentiellement de la restriction des naissances et non d'une diminution de la capacité physiologique de procréation. Si les différences de fécondité entre couples proviennent surtout du degré d'efficacité atteint dans la contraception, il semble que, pour ceux qui réussissent à n'avoir que le nombre d'enfants désiié, la fécondité croisse avec le revenu. L'enquête apporte aussi d'intéressants aperçus sur les relations qui existent entre la dimension de la famille et l'entente conjugale.
