The Second Demographic Transition Theory: A Review and Appraisal
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THE SECOND DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION THEORY: A Review and Appraisal.
References to the second demographic transition (SDT) concept/theoretical framework have increased dramatically in the last two decades. The SDT predicts unilinear change toward very low fertility and a diversity of union and family types. The primary driver of these changes is a powerful, inevitable and irreversible shift in attitudes and norms in the direction of greater individual freedom an...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annual Review of Sociology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0360-0572,1545-2115
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-soc-060116-053442