Festival of the Poor: Fertility Decline and the Ideology of Class

by Peter T. Schneider and Jane C. Schneider

The historical decline of fertility in Europe has occupied a central place in social history and demography over the past quarter-century. Most scholars credit Europeans with modulating sexual behavior, through either abstinence or the practice of coitus interruptus, as a rational choice made in the interest of personal economic comfort; yet peasant and working classes have typically lagged behind in birth control and have given rise to the adage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816515190
• ISBN13: 9780816515196
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"