1983/03/01 by Tim Dyson, Mick Moore · 3 citations
Social Sciences · Medicine · #Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences #Global Maternal and Child Health #Kinship #Autonomy #Demographic economics #Sociology #Geography #Socioeconomics #Political science #Economics #Anthropology
paper · doi:10.2307/1972894
openalex publication_date 1983/03/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
The main states of India are broadly grouped into 2 demographic regimes. In contrast to states in the north southern states are characterized by lower marital fertility later age at marriage lower infant and child mortality and comparatively low ratios of female to male infant and child mortality. The division between the 2 regimes broadly coincides with the division areas of northern kinship/low female autonomy and southern kinship/high female autonomy. The analysis suggests that family social status is probably the most important element in comprehending Indias demographic situation. Women in the south tend to be more active in the labor force are more likely to take innovative action in adopting fertility control and are more apt to utilize health services for themselves and their children. Changes in India are also compared to those other South Asian countries. (authors modified) (summaries in ENG FRE SPA)