title: [Theories of demographic transition:  toward a certain convergence?].
abstract: "The aim of this paper is to present, in their points of convergence and opposition, the main theoretical currents which have arisen around the concept of demographic transition in its application to Third World countries.  Four currents are identified:  structural functionalism, culturalism, Marxism and feminism.  The authors identify two main trends in recent debates surrounding the question of transition in demography:  on the one hand, convergence of macro-structural approaches and, on the other, greater opposition between the latter and those which favor cultural factors." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Piche
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poirier
mesh_terms: D003148:Communism; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011056:Political Systems; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012950:Socialism
keywords: Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Demographic Transition; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Literature Review; Macroeconomic Factors; Marxism; Political Systems; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Socialism; Theoretical Studies