Doctoral Dissertation Research: "Deciphering the Discourse of Fertility: Reproduction, Migration and Family Formation in Guadeloupe

本项目支持纽约城市大学人类学专业学生的学位论文研究。该学生将调查1960年至1982年间瓜德罗普岛生育率的迅速下降，这似乎表明法国成功地遏制了这个海外省份的人口增长。人口统计学文献将低生育率与“现代化”和“欧洲”型家庭联系起来，推断被同化的瓜德罗普人已经不再表现出与“加勒比”家庭模式相关的特征。然而，在1962年至1982年间，不断变化的机会结构，特别是政府支持的劳动力迁移，可能发挥了作用。有待检验的假设是，低生育率主要与“欧洲”家庭模式无关，但可以在各种家庭形式的妇女中找到。这一假设将通过广泛的生活史和来自40名来自不同社会经济背景的瓜德罗普妇女的结构化访谈数据进行检验。这项研究很重要，因为它将通过测试劳动力迁移的影响，并通过将一般理论与这一特殊情况相结合，来推进发展中国家生育率下降的理论。此外，该项目将通过培养一名人口人类学研究生来提高我国的科学能力，并将提高我国对世界这一重要地区的专门知识。%¥-萨拉吉/%¥Á萨拉吉Á│¥╣Á¥©萨拉吉？- À©¥©Á萨拉萨拉萨拉萨？<s:1>，╣¥©Á Â？╝╣% /▓?╝/¥吗?' 0──

This project supports the dissertation research of an anthropology student from the City University of New York. The student will investigate the rapid fertility decline which took place in Guadeloupe between 1960 and 1982, which appeared to signify that France had successfully stemmed population growth in this overseas department. The demographic literature correlated low fertility with `modernization` and a `European` type of family, inferring that assimilated Guadeloupeans have moved away from displaying traits associated with a `Caribbean` family model. However, between 1962 and 1982 a changing opportunity structure, particularly government sponsored labor migration, may have played a role. The hypothesis to be tested posits that low fertility is not associated primarily with a `European` family model, but can be found among women who are situated in a variety of family forms. The hypothesis will be tested using extensive life history and structured interview data from a sample of 40 Guadeloupean women from diverse socio-economic backgrounds. This research is important because it will advance the theory of fertility declines in developing countries, by testing the effects of labor migration, and by fitting the general theory to this particular case. In addition the project will advance our scientific capacity by training a graduate student in demographic anthropology, and will also advance our nation's expertise about this important region of the world. %¥┐╝/% ║Á╝¢║Á│¥╣└Á ¥©╝?┐À© ¥©Á╣╝ ┴?╝, ╣ ¥©Á Â?╝Á╣À %/▓?╝/¥?╝` 0 ─ ­