title: [Demographic trends in Sub-Saharan Africa: the ambiguity of "cultural" explanations].
abstract: "Although concerns have been expressed about how demographic knowledge is perverted for political and administrative ends--with detrimental social consequences--there seems to be less interest in the objects of demographers' work. By looking at research studies supporting the thesis of an ¿African system' controlling procreative and sexual behaviour, this article highlights the hybrid nature of demographic knowledge and the various issues involved in the hypothesis of a ¿distinct Africa'." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pelchat
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D003469:Culture; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005298:Fertility; D019359:Knowledge; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012942:Social Sciences
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Cultural Background; Data Collection; Demographic Factors; Demography; Developing Countries; Fertility; Knowledge; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Theory; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Social Sciences