Friday, March 30 / 2:30 PM - 4:15 PM   •   Wilder

Session 117:
Comparative Perspectives on Adolescent Fertility

Chair: Ilene S. Speizer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Discussant: Anne E. Calvès, Université de Montréal

  1. Young Women and Fertility in Africa: The New Skepticism • John B. Casterline, Ohio State University ; Satvika Chalasani, Pennsylvania State University

  2. The Dynamics of Adolescent Childbearing and Schooling in Urban South Africa. • David Lam, University of Michigan ; Leticia J. Marteleto, University of Michigan ; Vimal Ranchhod, University of Michigan

  3. Traditional Gender Values and Adolescent Fertility Expectations in Ethiopia • David P. Lindstrom, Brown University ; Dennis Hogan, Brown University ; Craig A. Hadley, University of Michigan ; Assefa Hailemariam, Addis Ababa University

  4. School Attendance and Adolescent Fertility in Central America • Paul Stupp, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ; Danielle B. Jackson, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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