An authoritative demographic history of the New Zealand family from 1840–2005, this reference is a collection of statistics that interprets the changing role of the family and its members. Using detailed research spanning 165 years, the authors chart the move from the large family of the 19th century to the baby boom, the increase in family diversity, and the modern trend towards unsustainably small families. This analysis of society helps trace changing attitudes and the structure of society by noting the reasons for and consequences of the demographic changes.
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"An important and pivotal study that should have a major impact on thinking about New Zealand families [of the] past, present and future. It is a detailed, skillful and scholarly analysis and interpretation of New Zealand demographic transitions" —AUP's Academic Reference
"It is not a book for the faint-hearted; it is, though, well worth the effort to read and digest." —Otago Daily Times
"An impressive and ambitious book." —New Zealand Journal of History
"While this book is valuable for the extensive data provided, its conclusions offer insights old and new." —Australian Historical Studies
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D. Ian Pool is a professor of demography at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand, and the author of more than 40 works, including the The Maori Population of New Zealand 1769–1971 and Te Iwi Maori. Arunachalam Dharmalingam is a senior lecturer of demography and population studies at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, and is the author of research on social and historical demography and population projection. Janet Sceats works for Portal Consulting and Associates Ltd. in Hamilton, New Zealand, and is the author of articles on aspects of fertility and family, and the impact of these on the role of women.
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