Compared family careers of professional women in law, medicine, and postsecondary teaching using 1980 U.S. Census of women (N=2,445) aged 30-39. Found female physicians had greatest marriage and childbearing involvement, and female lawyers experienced highest rates of divorce and lowest rates of remarriage. (Author/CM)

This study examines the effect of intergenerational educational mobility on the fertility of black women and white women. It finds only limited support for the hypothesis that upwardly mobile black women have lower fertility than their white counterparts. Instead, the parity was found to be more influenced by educational origins. (LZ)

Examines effects of participation in cooperative farm development programs on fertility behavior in Nepal. Data were collected by ethnographic and survey methods. Results confirm co-op membership increases contraceptive use. Concludes co-op membership creates social pressure to limit fertility. Suggests policy implications. (TES)

Includes 344 sources of information, some annotated, that deal with issues related to population education. The references are divided into four chapters: (1) general references; (2) scientific justifications and basic knowledge about population education; (3) population and family life education programs; and (4) associated educational programs.…

Describes adolescents' use of school-based health clinics (SBCs) for family planning and sexually transmitted disease (STD)-related services, using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Results indicated that 13 percent received family planning and 8.9 percent received STD-related services from SBCs. Factors affecting the…

Studies have shown family planning adoption is likely to be more effective for women when men are actively involved. The transtheoretical model of behavior change was used to examine men's involvement in general contraception and intrauterine device (IUD) use by their wives. The study was carried out in rural Vietnam with 651 eligible…

This article uses a mixed methods design to investigate the effects of social influence on family formation in a sample of eastern and western German young adults at an early stage of their family formation. Theoretical propositions on the importance of informal interaction for fertility and family behavior are still rarely supported by systematic…

The Senate Subcommittee met in order to examine the alarming increase of out-of-wedlock teenage pregnancies in the United States. Information provided at the hearings included: the scope of the issue; input from experts on what is causing the increases being recorded; different approaches to reducing teen pregnancy; and, teen parent perspectives.…

This report contains highlights from a seminar on teenage pregnancy prevention programs. Comments by these panelists are summarized: Kristin Moore, senior research associate, Child Trends, Inc.; Dennis McBride, consultant for the Adolescent Family Life Office; Susan Newcomer, consultant for the National Institute of Child Health and Development;…

A review of six expert group meetings was organized to discuss various population and development issues and present individual group reports. The review begins with a synthesis of the meetings and gives a brief description of the organizational aspects of the meetings, a summary of recommendations, and an overview of important issues examined at…

Adolescent pregnancy in the Hispanic community warrants attention both because it has been underresearched and because its consequences may be particularly dramatic. In addition to economic disadvantage, Hispanic adolescents in the United States must contend with conflicting messages from two cultures regarding standards of sexuality, timing of…

The workshop provided an opportunity for U.S. technical specialists and policy makers to review the growing body of information on the Chinese population and to discuss ways to promote collaborative population research involving both Chinese and American experts. Demographic research is the focus of the papers in part 1. Current prospects for…

Because the science of nursing is still at an early stage of development, nurses involved in clinical research often find that no appropriate measures are available to sample the theoretical construct of interest. Researchers often must design and test new instruments before proceeding to test theory. A study of the effect of nurse-client…

The increasing importance of both in-school and out-of-school population education in the Pacific is addressed in this publication. It provides relevant and up-to-date population resource and training materials. These are organized in three major sections. The first part is a brief report of the 1984 Regional Workshop on Training in Population…

Recommendations and issues concerning population growth rate and its linkage to hunger and malnutrition, family planning programs and U.S. foreign aid are presented in statements from representatives in Congress from the states of Texas, Michigan, Illinois and New York, and also representatives from World Population Society, the Futures Group,…