K.R. Hampshire
Navigating New Socio-Demographic Landscapes: Using Anthropological Demography to Understand the ‘Persistence’ of High and Early Fertility Among British Pakistanis
Hampshire, K.R.; Blell, M.T.; Simpson, B.
Authors
M.T. Blell
B. Simpson
Abstract
British Pakistanis continue to have earlier and higher fertility than other ethnic groups in the UK, despite a recent rise in educational and employment opportunities for British Pakistani women. In this paper we present findings from an interview-based study with 91 British Pakistani women and men in the Northeast of England, in order to throw some light on the reproductive choices and constraints that underlie this apparent demographic anomaly. Drawing on detailed reproductive narratives, we show that, contrary to common assumptions within the literature, relatively high and early fertility does not necessarily indicate a passive acceptance of ‘cultural norms’ or a reluctance to engage with new social and economic opportunities. For some young women at least, early motherhood represents a deliberate and strategic choice: a way of managing different sets of family-building and other aspirations, embedded within a complex interplay of relationships between individuals, couples and wider families. This study contributes to the emerging ‘inter-discipline’ of anthropological demography, which offers important insights into population processes that neither discipline can do alone.
Citation
Hampshire, K., Blell, M., & Simpson, B. (2012). Navigating New Socio-Demographic Landscapes: Using Anthropological Demography to Understand the ‘Persistence’ of High and Early Fertility Among British Pakistanis. European Journal of Population, 28(1), 39-63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10680-011-9252-z
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Feb 1, 2012 |
Deposit Date | Feb 20, 2012 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 7, 2013 |
Journal | European Journal of Population |
Print ISSN | 0168-6577 |
Electronic ISSN | 1572-9885 |
Publisher | Springer |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 28 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 39-63 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10680-011-9252-z |
Keywords | Pakistanis, Ethnic minorities, Fertility, Family building, Anthropological demography, Royaume-Uni, Pakistanais, Minorités ethniques, Fécondité, Constitution de la famille, Démographie anthropologique. |
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