Urbanization and education as factors of the age specificity of reproductive behaviour

  • Andrei А. Belov Belarusian State University, Niezaliežnasci Avenue, 4, 220030, Minsk, Belarus

Abstract

The article is devoted to study of impact of urbanization and education on the fertility rate in the Republic of Belarus. The study was conducted on the basis of the population census. Cumulative fertility rates are considered in the hypothetical generation of women, depending on educational levels and the types of settlement. A quantitative estimation of effects on the fertility rate of each of the factors under consideration is carried out. It is concluded that both factors exert the greatest influence on the level of fertility through the increase in the age at which the reproductive attitudes begin to be realized.

Author Biography

Andrei А. Belov, Belarusian State University, Niezaliežnasci Avenue, 4, 220030, Minsk, Belarus

postgraduate student at the department of sociology, faculty of philosophy and social science

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Published
2019-03-07
Keywords: reproductive behaviour, urbanization, educational level, cumulative fertility rate, hypothetical generation
How to Cite
BelovA. А. (2019). Urbanization and education as factors of the age specificity of reproductive behaviour. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology, 2, 119-127. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/sociology/article/view/1633
Issue
No 2 (2017): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology
Section
From the Working Table of a Sociologist

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