La fécondité des hommes : niveaux, déterminants et dynamiques en contexte de mutations socio-économiques au Ghana, au Sénégal et en République démocratique du Congo
(2021)
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- Schoumaker, Bruno
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- The study of fertility remains anchored around an idealised vision of the couple and the assumption that women's and men's reproductive plans, interests and behaviour are in line. This tends to obscure the singularities of male reproductive behaviour in African societies where men's aspirations, behaviours and fertility goals differ from those of women. This thesis examines male fertility in a context where social consideration and the affirmation of men's masculinity are partly based on the contours of their fertility and their ability to care for their families. It is based on the idea that the socio-economic changes observed in recent decades are delaying fatherhood. They slow down the expansion of men's families and do not allow them to reach the ideal number of children they wish to have. By placing the male component of fertility in the context of family dynamics in African cities, the thesis aims to analyze the levels, determinants and dynamics of male fertility in contrasted societies. It uses a combination of biographical and cross-sectional quantitative approaches and qualitative approaches. Overall, while urban integration difficulties affect men's reproductive lives, the patterns and magnitude of fertility change vary according to the flexibility of social norms and practices in different societies.
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Kinziunga Lukumu, F. (2021). La fécondité des hommes : niveaux, déterminants et dynamiques en contexte de mutations socio-économiques au Ghana, au Sénégal et en République démocratique du Congo. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/109299