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Reproductive Individualism And Divorce: An Examination Of Attitudes And Marriage Dissolution In Canada, David Roy Hall
Reproductive Individualism And Divorce: An Examination Of Attitudes And Marriage Dissolution In Canada, David Roy Hall
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In documenting the dramatic increase in divorce in recent decades, several observers have uncovered strong empirical associations between religiosity and marriage dissolution. As well, many studies show a substantial relationship between premarital cohabitation and the risk of divorce.;What is it about religiosity and cohabitation that explains these statistical links to divorce? The main objective of this inquiry was to answer this question by placing marriage dissolution within a sociological framework. Building on concepts and ideas developed in the sociological theory of Anthony Giddens, it was argued that the recent proliferation of "expert systems" of knowledge and technology in the area …
Community Change And Residents' Perceptions Of Industrial Driven Impacts On A Small Town: A Study In Methodology, Catherine Ann Hooey
Community Change And Residents' Perceptions Of Industrial Driven Impacts On A Small Town: A Study In Methodology, Catherine Ann Hooey
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This dissertation examines the perceptions of the effects of community change by residents in a small town. Industries are more frequently locating in smaller communities. The research presented here explores how residents of a small town perceive the effects of selected types of change, including the introduction of a large industry, on their community and their personal lives. A set of methodologies is assessed with regards to its utility in this type of investigation. The role of group membership, social interaction, personal characteristics and the location of an enumeration area (a grouping of households) relative to an event are measured …
Fertility And Economic Growth, Jie Zhang
Fertility And Economic Growth, Jie Zhang
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The thesis comprises three chapters which model fertility and economic growth simultaneously in overlapping generations frameworks.;Chapter 1 focuses on the relation between fertility and wage rates and examines the effects on fertility and growth of subsidies for education and for the cost of rearing children by assuming that agents care about the consumption and number of children. Without education, this model reconciles two conflicting results about the relationship between fertility and wage rates: while Malthus and others predict a positive relation, Barro and Becker find a negative relation. With education, the positive relation between fertility and wage rates can no …