title: A critical review of fertility studies.
abstract: The authors critically examine the theoretical and methodological bases of fertility studies, with a focus on Latin America. "Having shown that the type of concenptualization utilized in fertility studies is derived from a defined theoretical framework, that of modernization theory, we move on to an analysis of the fundamental elements of this theory and its implications and limitations in the study of reproductive behavior."
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005298:Fertility; D007843:Latin America; D008722:Methods; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012922:Social Change
keywords: Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Fertility; Latin America; Methodological Studies; Modernization; Population; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Social Change; Theoretical Studies