The Politics of Latin American Family-Planning Policy
During the decade preceding the 1974 Bucharest "World Population Conference," a major shift occurred in the position of most Latin American governments toward supporting family planning. A review of several hundred published sources indicates that three major sectors of the population were...
Gespeichert in:
Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of developing areas 1978-07, Vol.12 (4), p.415-437 |
---|---|
1. Verfasser: | |
Format: | Artikel |
Sprache: | eng |
Schlagworte: | |
Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
container_end_page | 437 |
---|---|
container_issue | 4 |
container_start_page | 415 |
container_title | The Journal of developing areas |
container_volume | 12 |
creator | Weaver, Jerry L. |
description | During the decade preceding the 1974 Bucharest "World Population Conference," a major shift occurred in the position of most Latin American governments toward supporting family planning. A review of several hundred published sources indicates that three major sectors of the population were instrumental in this policy change: technocrats (especially economists & planners), government officeholders (middle & upper administrators, & senior executives), & representatives of international donor agencies. Senior military leaders, high Church officials, & the Left generally opposed family planning programs & policies, but a lack of unity reduced their power with the politicians. At least three factors had a strong bearing on the direction & content of public policy: societal norms, social & economic institutions, & regime ideology. Sorting out the relative significance of these factors is a major task for those attempting to chart the direction of either sector demands or regime policy. For example, if large families reflect a belief in the economic or social utility of children, birth rates will fall with expanded social security & employment programs. Alternatively, if Latin American birth rates are largely a consequence of sociopsychological norms (eg, "machismo"), change could result from education efforts emphasizing the positive rewards & social esteem of "responsible parenthood." Research directed to isolating & weighing the relative significance in policy making of these norms, institutions, & ideology is the logical next step in the analysis of Latin American family planning policy. 1 Table. Modified AA. |
format | Article |
fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>jstor_proqu</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_83807392</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><jstor_id>4201239</jstor_id><sourcerecordid>4201239</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-j349t-e27d6c9370c61ade0c30e54c39383e307810c3f6c91e9385c008e4cad10021343</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNqF0EtLAzEQAOAgiq3VfyCyIHhbyGTy2mMpVoWCPVTwtsRsqln2UTe7h_33Rls9eOkpzMyXYWZOyBQE1yljSp-SKaWMpRTV64RchFDGUCGHczIBxiRwDlMiNh8uWbeV770NSbtNVqb3TTKvXeetaZKlqX01puvKNI1v3n-oHS_J2dZUwV0d3hl5Wd5vFo_p6vnhaTFfpSXyrE8dU4W0GSpqJZjCUYvUCW4xQ40OqdIQU9tIwMWUsJRqx60pII4KyHFG7vZ9d137ObjQ57UP1lVxGtcOIdeoqcKMHYUSBAIVx6HIqNZCywhv_8GyHbombpsDAkgZL_jd7uaghrfaFfmu87Xpxvz3wBFc70EZ-rb7q3NG4-8MvwA6JX1Y</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>1311662612</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>The Politics of Latin American Family-Planning Policy</title><source>Jstor Complete Legacy</source><source>MEDLINE</source><source>PAIS Index</source><source>Alma/SFX Local Collection</source><source>Sociological Abstracts</source><source>Periodicals Index Online</source><creator>Weaver, Jerry L.</creator><creatorcontrib>Weaver, Jerry L.</creatorcontrib><description><![CDATA[During the decade preceding the 1974 Bucharest "World Population Conference," a major shift occurred in the position of most Latin American governments toward supporting family planning. A review of several hundred published sources indicates that three major sectors of the population were instrumental in this policy change: technocrats (especially economists & planners), government officeholders (middle & upper administrators, & senior executives), & representatives of international donor agencies. Senior military leaders, high Church officials, & the Left generally opposed family planning programs & policies, but a lack of unity reduced their power with the politicians. At least three factors had a strong bearing on the direction & content of public policy: societal norms, social & economic institutions, & regime ideology. Sorting out the relative significance of these factors is a major task for those attempting to chart the direction of either sector demands or regime policy. For example, if large families reflect a belief in the economic or social utility of children, birth rates will fall with expanded social security & employment programs. Alternatively, if Latin American birth rates are largely a consequence of sociopsychological norms (eg, "machismo"), change could result from education efforts emphasizing the positive rewards & social esteem of "responsible parenthood." Research directed to isolating & weighing the relative significance in policy making of these norms, institutions, & ideology is the logical next step in the analysis of Latin American family planning policy. 1 Table. Modified AA.]]></description><identifier>ISSN: 0022-037X</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1548-2278</identifier><identifier>PMID: 12261441</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>United States: Western Illinois University</publisher><subject>Americas ; Attitude ; Behavior ; Birth control ; Central America ; Demography ; Developing Countries ; Economic policy ; Economics ; Family planning ; Family Planning Services ; Latin America ; Latin America/Latin American/Latin Americans (see also South America) ; National Health Programs ; North America ; Politics ; Population ; Population dynamics ; Population growth ; Population planning ; Population policy ; Psychology ; Public policy ; Sex Education ; Social Planning ; Socioeconomics</subject><ispartof>The Journal of developing areas, 1978-07, Vol.12 (4), p.415-437</ispartof><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4201239$$EPDF$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/4201239$$EHTML$$P50$$Gjstor$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,799,27844,27848,33754,57995,58228</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12261441$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Weaver, Jerry L.</creatorcontrib><title>The Politics of Latin American Family-Planning Policy</title><title>The Journal of developing areas</title><addtitle>J Dev Areas</addtitle><description><![CDATA[During the decade preceding the 1974 Bucharest "World Population Conference," a major shift occurred in the position of most Latin American governments toward supporting family planning. A review of several hundred published sources indicates that three major sectors of the population were instrumental in this policy change: technocrats (especially economists & planners), government officeholders (middle & upper administrators, & senior executives), & representatives of international donor agencies. Senior military leaders, high Church officials, & the Left generally opposed family planning programs & policies, but a lack of unity reduced their power with the politicians. At least three factors had a strong bearing on the direction & content of public policy: societal norms, social & economic institutions, & regime ideology. Sorting out the relative significance of these factors is a major task for those attempting to chart the direction of either sector demands or regime policy. For example, if large families reflect a belief in the economic or social utility of children, birth rates will fall with expanded social security & employment programs. Alternatively, if Latin American birth rates are largely a consequence of sociopsychological norms (eg, "machismo"), change could result from education efforts emphasizing the positive rewards & social esteem of "responsible parenthood." Research directed to isolating & weighing the relative significance in policy making of these norms, institutions, & ideology is the logical next step in the analysis of Latin American family planning policy. 1 Table. Modified AA.]]></description><subject>Americas</subject><subject>Attitude</subject><subject>Behavior</subject><subject>Birth control</subject><subject>Central America</subject><subject>Demography</subject><subject>Developing Countries</subject><subject>Economic policy</subject><subject>Economics</subject><subject>Family planning</subject><subject>Family Planning Services</subject><subject>Latin America</subject><subject>Latin America/Latin American/Latin Americans (see also South America)</subject><subject>National Health Programs</subject><subject>North America</subject><subject>Politics</subject><subject>Population</subject><subject>Population dynamics</subject><subject>Population growth</subject><subject>Population planning</subject><subject>Population policy</subject><subject>Psychology</subject><subject>Public policy</subject><subject>Sex Education</subject><subject>Social Planning</subject><subject>Socioeconomics</subject><issn>0022-037X</issn><issn>1548-2278</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>1978</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>EIF</sourceid><sourceid>HYQOX</sourceid><sourceid>K30</sourceid><sourceid>7TQ</sourceid><sourceid>BHHNA</sourceid><recordid>eNqF0EtLAzEQAOAgiq3VfyCyIHhbyGTy2mMpVoWCPVTwtsRsqln2UTe7h_33Rls9eOkpzMyXYWZOyBQE1yljSp-SKaWMpRTV64RchFDGUCGHczIBxiRwDlMiNh8uWbeV770NSbtNVqb3TTKvXeetaZKlqX01puvKNI1v3n-oHS_J2dZUwV0d3hl5Wd5vFo_p6vnhaTFfpSXyrE8dU4W0GSpqJZjCUYvUCW4xQ40OqdIQU9tIwMWUsJRqx60pII4KyHFG7vZ9d137ObjQ57UP1lVxGtcOIdeoqcKMHYUSBAIVx6HIqNZCywhv_8GyHbombpsDAkgZL_jd7uaghrfaFfmu87Xpxvz3wBFc70EZ-rb7q3NG4-8MvwA6JX1Y</recordid><startdate>197807</startdate><enddate>197807</enddate><creator>Weaver, Jerry L.</creator><general>Western Illinois University</general><scope>CGR</scope><scope>CUY</scope><scope>CVF</scope><scope>ECM</scope><scope>EIF</scope><scope>NPM</scope><scope>ABKTN</scope><scope>ACNBF</scope><scope>HYQOX</scope><scope>IZSXY</scope><scope>K30</scope><scope>PAAUG</scope><scope>PAWHS</scope><scope>PAWZZ</scope><scope>PAXOH</scope><scope>PBHAV</scope><scope>PBQSW</scope><scope>PBYQZ</scope><scope>PCIWU</scope><scope>PCMID</scope><scope>PCZJX</scope><scope>PDGRG</scope><scope>PDWWI</scope><scope>PETMR</scope><scope>PFVGT</scope><scope>PGXDX</scope><scope>PIHIL</scope><scope>PISVA</scope><scope>PJCTQ</scope><scope>PJTMS</scope><scope>PLCHJ</scope><scope>PMHAD</scope><scope>PNQDJ</scope><scope>POUND</scope><scope>PPLAD</scope><scope>PQAPC</scope><scope>PQCAN</scope><scope>PQCMW</scope><scope>PQEME</scope><scope>PQHKH</scope><scope>PQMID</scope><scope>PQNCT</scope><scope>PQNET</scope><scope>PQSCT</scope><scope>PQSET</scope><scope>PSVJG</scope><scope>PVMQY</scope><scope>PZGFC</scope><scope>~P6</scope><scope>7TQ</scope><scope>DHY</scope><scope>DON</scope><scope>7U3</scope><scope>BHHNA</scope><scope>7X8</scope></search><sort><creationdate>197807</creationdate><title>The Politics of Latin American Family-Planning Policy</title><author>Weaver, Jerry L.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-j349t-e27d6c9370c61ade0c30e54c39383e307810c3f6c91e9385c008e4cad10021343</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>1978</creationdate><topic>Americas</topic><topic>Attitude</topic><topic>Behavior</topic><topic>Birth control</topic><topic>Central America</topic><topic>Demography</topic><topic>Developing Countries</topic><topic>Economic policy</topic><topic>Economics</topic><topic>Family planning</topic><topic>Family Planning Services</topic><topic>Latin America</topic><topic>Latin America/Latin American/Latin Americans (see also South America)</topic><topic>National Health Programs</topic><topic>North America</topic><topic>Politics</topic><topic>Population</topic><topic>Population dynamics</topic><topic>Population growth</topic><topic>Population planning</topic><topic>Population policy</topic><topic>Psychology</topic><topic>Public policy</topic><topic>Sex Education</topic><topic>Social Planning</topic><topic>Socioeconomics</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Weaver, Jerry L.</creatorcontrib><collection>Medline</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE (Ovid)</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>MEDLINE</collection><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>Periodicals Archive Online JSTOR Titles</collection><collection>Periodicals Archive Online Collection 6 (2022)</collection><collection>ProQuest Historical Periodicals</collection><collection>Periodicals Index Online Segment 30</collection><collection>Periodicals Index Online</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - West</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - International</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - MEA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - Midwest</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - Northeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - Southeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - North Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - Southeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - South Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - UK / I</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - Canada</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - EMEALA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - North Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - South Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - International</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - International</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - West</collection><collection>Periodicals Index Online Segments 1-50</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - APAC</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - Midwest</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - MEA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - Canada</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - UK / I</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - EMEALA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - APAC</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - Canada</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - West</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - EMEALA</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - Northeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - Midwest</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - North Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - Northeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - South Central</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access & Build (Plan A) - Southeast</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access (Plan D) - UK / I</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - APAC</collection><collection>Primary Sources Access—Foundation Edition (Plan E) - MEA</collection><collection>PAO Collection 6</collection><collection>PAIS Index</collection><collection>PAIS International</collection><collection>PAIS International (Ovid)</collection><collection>Social Services Abstracts</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><jtitle>The Journal of developing areas</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Weaver, Jerry L.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>The Politics of Latin American Family-Planning Policy</atitle><jtitle>The Journal of developing areas</jtitle><addtitle>J Dev Areas</addtitle><date>1978-07</date><risdate>1978</risdate><volume>12</volume><issue>4</issue><spage>415</spage><epage>437</epage><pages>415-437</pages><issn>0022-037X</issn><eissn>1548-2278</eissn><abstract><![CDATA[During the decade preceding the 1974 Bucharest "World Population Conference," a major shift occurred in the position of most Latin American governments toward supporting family planning. A review of several hundred published sources indicates that three major sectors of the population were instrumental in this policy change: technocrats (especially economists & planners), government officeholders (middle & upper administrators, & senior executives), & representatives of international donor agencies. Senior military leaders, high Church officials, & the Left generally opposed family planning programs & policies, but a lack of unity reduced their power with the politicians. At least three factors had a strong bearing on the direction & content of public policy: societal norms, social & economic institutions, & regime ideology. Sorting out the relative significance of these factors is a major task for those attempting to chart the direction of either sector demands or regime policy. For example, if large families reflect a belief in the economic or social utility of children, birth rates will fall with expanded social security & employment programs. Alternatively, if Latin American birth rates are largely a consequence of sociopsychological norms (eg, "machismo"), change could result from education efforts emphasizing the positive rewards & social esteem of "responsible parenthood." Research directed to isolating & weighing the relative significance in policy making of these norms, institutions, & ideology is the logical next step in the analysis of Latin American family planning policy. 1 Table. Modified AA.]]></abstract><cop>United States</cop><pub>Western Illinois University</pub><pmid>12261441</pmid><tpages>23</tpages></addata></record> |
fulltext | fulltext |
identifier | ISSN: 0022-037X |
ispartof | The Journal of developing areas, 1978-07, Vol.12 (4), p.415-437 |
issn | 0022-037X 1548-2278 |
language | eng |
recordid | cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_83807392 |
source | Jstor Complete Legacy; MEDLINE; PAIS Index; Alma/SFX Local Collection; Sociological Abstracts; Periodicals Index Online |
subjects | Americas Attitude Behavior Birth control Central America Demography Developing Countries Economic policy Economics Family planning Family Planning Services Latin America Latin America/Latin American/Latin Americans (see also South America) National Health Programs North America Politics Population Population dynamics Population growth Population planning Population policy Psychology Public policy Sex Education Social Planning Socioeconomics |
title | The Politics of Latin American Family-Planning Policy |
url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-24T18%3A26%3A55IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-jstor_proqu&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=The%20Politics%20of%20Latin%20American%20Family-Planning%20Policy&rft.jtitle=The%20Journal%20of%20developing%20areas&rft.au=Weaver,%20Jerry%20L.&rft.date=1978-07&rft.volume=12&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=415&rft.epage=437&rft.pages=415-437&rft.issn=0022-037X&rft.eissn=1548-2278&rft_id=info:doi/&rft_dat=%3Cjstor_proqu%3E4201239%3C/jstor_proqu%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=1311662612&rft_id=info:pmid/12261441&rft_jstor_id=4201239&rfr_iscdi=true |