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Differential paternity in Libya

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Mahjoub A. El-Faedy and
Lee L. Bean
Mahjoub A. El-Faedy
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, Garyounis University, Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, USA
Lee L. Bean
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology and the Middle East Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
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Summary

Libya is one of the Middle East nations with very high fertility, and data from 1973 suggest the presence of a natural fertility regime marked by the absence of fertility limitation within marriage. Analysis of paternity data by occupation, however, identifies major differences in the level and pattern of childbearing. The Libyan data are compared with fertility and paternity data from an American frontier population to demonstrate that the general patterns observed are consistent with other natural fertility populations, while selected occupational groups may limit family size.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , October 1987, pp. 395 - 403
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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