title: Demography and childcare in preindustrial societies.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Hewlett
mesh_terms: D000883:Anthropology; D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D001519:Behavior; D001723:Birth Rate; D002654:Child Care; D002668:Child Rearing; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D005298:Fertility; D005581:Foster Home Care; D005843:Geography; D007226:Infant Mortality; D009026:Mortality; D009679:Nuclear Family; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011584:Psychology; D012106:Research; D012723:Sex; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors; D012744:Sex Ratio; D012942:Social Sciences; D012945:Social Values
keywords: Anthropology; Anthropology, Cultural; Behavior; Birth Rate; Child Care--determinants; Child Mortality; Child Rearing; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Rate; Fostering; Geographic Factors; Infant Mortality; Interdisciplinary Studies; Mortality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Psychological Factors; Sex Distribution; Sex Factors; Sex Preference; Sex Ratio; Social Sciences; Sons; Spatial Distribution; Value Orientation; World