Intergenerational transmissions in reproductive behavior in the context of the historical fertility transition. An analysis of a population in Southern Sweden 1813-1967
The fertility decline that occurred in the industrialized world between 1870-1930 has been extensively studied and a considerable amount of theories exist to explain it. However, few of them address past generations’ influence on reproductive behavior. This thesis examines the presence and magnitude of intergenerational transmission in childbearing from mothers to daughters before, during and afte