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Framing Parenthood: An Interpretive Analysis of Fertility in Brazil

Goncalves Drumond, Fernanda LU (2014) SIMV29 20141
Master of Science in Development Studies
Graduate School
Department of Political Science
Abstract
Understanding the fertility transition is of extreme importance for planning public policies on national levels and on a global scale. The fertility transition has been the subject of numerous studies for the past four decades, especially in regards to the determinants of fertility. Nonetheless, in the case of Brazil the literature concentrates on quantitative and positivistic determinants, lacking qualitative studies to complement demographic theories. This thesis seeks to fill this gap by offering a qualitative analysis of fertility in Brazil. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in and around Belo Horizonte in order to capture the meaning given to parenthood between 1964 and 2005, period of fast decline in fertility rates in... (More)
Understanding the fertility transition is of extreme importance for planning public policies on national levels and on a global scale. The fertility transition has been the subject of numerous studies for the past four decades, especially in regards to the determinants of fertility. Nonetheless, in the case of Brazil the literature concentrates on quantitative and positivistic determinants, lacking qualitative studies to complement demographic theories. This thesis seeks to fill this gap by offering a qualitative analysis of fertility in Brazil. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in and around Belo Horizonte in order to capture the meaning given to parenthood between 1964 and 2005, period of fast decline in fertility rates in Brazil. With the use of Frame Analysis, three main frames for parenthood are identified, along with four influencing factors for fertility in the Brazilian context. Other important contributions to the demographic debate are the identification of emotional factors, as well as determinants that influence the fertility of who is labelled as the other. (Less)
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author
Goncalves Drumond, Fernanda LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV29 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Fertility, parenthood, frame analysis, population, Brazil
language
English
id
4616262
date added to LUP
2014-09-02 10:53:02
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2014-09-02 10:53:02
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  abstract     = {{Understanding the fertility transition is of extreme importance for planning public policies on national levels and on a global scale. The fertility transition has been the subject of numerous studies for the past four decades, especially in regards to the determinants of fertility. Nonetheless, in the case of Brazil the literature concentrates on quantitative and positivistic determinants, lacking qualitative studies to complement demographic theories. This thesis seeks to fill this gap by offering a qualitative analysis of fertility in Brazil. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in and around Belo Horizonte in order to capture the meaning given to parenthood between 1964 and 2005, period of fast decline in fertility rates in Brazil. With the use of Frame Analysis, three main frames for parenthood are identified, along with four influencing factors for fertility in the Brazilian context. Other important contributions to the demographic debate are the identification of emotional factors, as well as determinants that influence the fertility of who is labelled as the other.}},
  author       = {{Goncalves Drumond, Fernanda}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Framing Parenthood: An Interpretive Analysis of Fertility in Brazil}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}