Fertility and Family Life in an Indian VillageDuring a study of child rearing practices in Rajpur, Gujarat State, India, information was collected, observations were made, and comments were recorded in interviews and gossip sessions that were believed to be relevant to the Indian family planning program. As a result, questions were prepared to determine aspects of attitudes and practices regarding family planning. One of the objectives of the family planning phase of the study was to examine motivational determinants for high and low fertility attitudes. Since husband-wife communication is an important factor in adoption or non-adoption of a fertility control method, the available data on this aspect were also examined. The present report deals with both these areas. [1, 3] |
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adoption advantages age of mother asked Average Number Bania Baria believed Bhils birth control boys and girls Brahmin castes and communities census conflict couples daughter-in-law disadvantages economic extended family extramarital relations factory family members family planning program family planning worker fear female female infanticide fertility behavior fertility control methods fewer children five children groups Gujarat husband and wife husband-wife communication husbands and wives important in-laws income increasing India interviews joint family large family living boys living sons low fertility attitudes M.S. University major male marriage married married couple mentioned mother-in-law mothers and fathers motivation number of children number of living numbers of sons old age panchayat Pandya parents Patidar percent persons pregnancy problems quarrel reported research staff responses Per cent result role sample families sexual small family sons and daughters status sterilization operations Table traditional Vankars village families village panchayat village women wives woman