Fertility Change on the American Frontier: Adaptation and Innovation Volume 5

by Douglas L. Anderton, Lee L. Bean, Geraldine P. Mineau

With findings that challenge conventional wisdom, Fertility Change on the American Frontier will interest demographers, sociologists, and historians. Examining the marriage and childbearing behavior of one predominantly L.D.S. (Mormon) population, the book calls into question traditional concepts and methods used to study high fertility populations. Mormons were responsible for the settlement, colonization, and development of one of America's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520414438
• ISBN13: 9780520414433
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"