56:20714 Corona,
Rodolfo; Jelin, Elizabeth; Llovet, Juan J.; Ramos, Silvina; de
Oliveira, Orlandina; Garcia, Brigida; Torrado, Susana; Torres,
Mario. Methodological problems in socio-demographic
investigation. [Problemas metodologicos en la investigacion
sociodemografica.] ISBN 968-12-0336-4. 1986. Programa de
Investigaciones Sociales sobre Poblacion en America Latina [PISPAL]:
Mexico City, Mexico; Colegio de Mexico: Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
This work contains 10 papers by different authors on methodological
aspects of sociodemographic analysis. The papers were presented at a
PISPAL seminar held in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The emphasis of the
volume is on the integration of demographic factors into the
sociological and economic study of aspects of development. The primary
geographical focus is on Latin America.
Correspondence:
Colegio de Mexico, Camino al Ajusco 20, Pedregal de Sta. Teresa, 10740
Mexico DF, Mexico.
56:20715 del Carmen
Elu, M. Health, fertility, and the well-being of women:
priority investigations in Latin America. [Salud, fecundidad y
bienestar de la mujer: investigaciones prioritarias en America
Latina.] Oficina Regionale para America Latina y el Caribe Documento de
Trabajo, No. 22, Aug 1989. 23 pp. Population Council, Oficina Regional
para America Latina y el Caribe: Mexico City, Mexico. In Spa.
These
are the proceedings of a seminar held at Campinas, Brazil, March 1-4,
1988, which was attended by 33 representatives of Latin American
population and health organizations. Its objectives were to identify
key problems in the field of female reproductive health and to review
suitable mechanisms for its improvement. Topics considered included
women's input into the development of public health policies; social
class, living conditions, and women's status, including fertility and
access to contraceptive information; women as heads of households;
women's health; sexuality, including sexual violence and sex education;
women in adolescence and old age; and abortion, pregnancy, and maternal
mortality.
Correspondence: Population Council, Oficina
Regional para America Latina y el Caribe, Apartado Postal 105-152, C.P.
11560, Mexico DF, Mexico. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
56:20716 Institut
Francais de Recherche Scientifique pour le Developpement en Cooperation
[ORSTOM]. Sous Commission Scientifique de Demographie (Paris,
France). The contribution of ORSTOM's demographers to the
Twentieth International Conference of the International Union for the
Scientific Study of Population, Florence, June 5-12, 1985.
[Contribution des demographes de l'ORSTOM au XX Congres Internationale
de la Population de l'Union Internationale pour l'Etude Scientifique de
la Population, Florence, 5-12 juin 1985.] 1988. 179 pp. Paris, France.
In Fre.
This report contains 13 papers presented at various formal
and informal sessions at the Twentieth General Conference of the IUSSP,
held in Florence, Italy, in 1985. The majority of the papers were not
published in the conference proceedings. The primary geographical
focus is on developing countries.
Correspondence: ORSTOM,
Sous Commission Scientifique de Demographie, 213 rue La Fayette, 75480
Paris Cedex 10, France. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
56:20717
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population
[IUSSP] (Liege, Belgium). International Population
Conference, New Delhi, September 20-27, 1989. [Congres
International de la Population, New Delhi, septembre 20-27, 1989.] Vol.
2, ISBN 2-87108-018-6. 1989. [x], 377 pp. Liege, Belgium. In Eng; Fre.
This is the second in a three-volume publication of papers
presented at a September 1988 conference on international population
issues. The conference, which was held in New Delhi, India, was the
21st general conference organized by the International Union for
Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP). The present volume is
organized into eight chapters covering non-traditional approaches to
demographic data collection, indirect methods of demographic analysis,
international migration, megacities, changing patterns of migration,
population and rural development, population and premodern economic
development, and changing family structure and labor markets in
industrialized countries. The papers are in English or
French.
Selected items will be cited in this or subsequent issues of
Population Index.
For Volume 1, also published in 1989, see 56:1.
Correspondence: IUSSP, 27 rue des Augustins, 4000 Liege,
Belgium. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
56:20718 Remez,
Lisa. Adolescent fertility in Latin America and the
Caribbean: examining the problem and the solutions. International
Family Planning Perspectives, Vol. 15, No. 4, Dec 1989. 144-8 pp. New
York, New York. In Eng.
This report summarizes the proceedings of
the International Conference on Adolescent Fertility in Latin America
and the Caribbean, held November 6-10, 1989, in Oaxaca, Mexico. The
emphasis of the conference was on sharing knowledge that would help the
participants evaluate their work and their country's progress. Topics
addressed included adolescent fertility, sexuality, family planning
program accessibility, risk factors for AIDS and venereal diseases,
funding for adolescent programs, and program
evaluation.
Correspondence: L. Remez, International Family
Planning Perspectives, 111 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
