Contributed articles. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction / Jasmeet Sandhu -- Changing marital practices in India / J. P. Singh -- Trends in age at marriage / B. S. Nagi -- Young people: their values and beliefs concerning marriage and family in India / Surendra K. Gupta -- Changing marriage values: opinion of girl students / Deep Punia, R. K. Punia and M. L. Sharma -- The ideology of small family / H. D. Lakshminarayana -- Effect of age at marriage on fertility: a study in Madras City / V. Kalyani -- Fertility preferences and use of contraceptive methods in Himachal Pradesh: comparative analysis of two surveys NFHS-I and NFHS-II / Savita Thakur -- Son preference and reproductive behaviour in rural Punjab / Prabhjot Malhi and Sukhvinder Singh -- Poverty and population: a study of reproductive ideals and attitude toward family planning among the rural poor in Uttar Pradesh / Arun Kumar Sharma -- Technology for human reproduction and construction of gender: a case study in Amritsar City / Jasmeet Sandhu and Anuradha -- Changing demographic structure and its implications for old age support: a situational analysis in the developing countries / P. K. B. Nayar -- Problems of the aged in unorganized sector: a case study of old age pensioners in Haryana State / Amarjit Mahajan -- Problems and needs of aged widows: some neglected dimensions / Sobha B. Nayar -- Changing parental exchange system: among elderly and their married children / Anupam Bahri -- Single parent families and public policy / Ranjay Vardhan.
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