title: Fertility of Palestinian women between national perspective and social reality.
abstract: "This paper investigates the social content of fertility patterns in four Palestinian conglomerations, viz., the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Galilee and Jerusalem, on the basis of an analysis of fertility data derived from official sources and field work conducted by Palestinian demographers.  It seeks to identify meaningful relationships between these data and variables related to the household's place of residence, social class, and vocational and educational background.  The paper also reviews the demographic history of Arab citizens in the occupied territories since 1948 to determine the effect on fertility trends.... The paper finally touches on the impact of the Palestinian intifada...."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001211:Asia, Western; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005298:Fertility; D005843:Geography; D007557:Israel; D007597:Jordan; D008877:Middle East; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Arab Countries; Asia; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Employment Status; Fertility; Gaza Strip (palestine); Geographic Factors; Israel; Jordan; Mediterranean Countries; Occupational Status; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Residence Characteristics; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Spatial Distribution; Western Asia