The Modernization of North African Families in the Paris Area (New Babylon)

Sinceits founding by Jacques Waardenburg in 1971, Religion and Reason has been a leading forum for contributions on theories, theoretical issues and agendas related to the phenomenon and the study of religion. Topics include (among others) category formation, comparison, ethnophilosophy, hermeneutics, methodology, myth, phenomenology, philosophy of science, scientific atheism, structuralism, and theories of religion. From time to time the series publishes volumes that map the state of the art and the history of the discipline. Table of Contents Introduction PART I: ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES TOWARD BIRTH CONTROL OF NORTH AFRICAN FAMILIES IN THE PARIS AREA CHAPTER I. The choice of the sample CHAPTER II. The population of the survey CHAPTER III. The real number of children CHAPTER IV. The desired number of children CHAPTER V. The ideal number of children Chapter VI. The use of contraceptive methods CHAPTER VII. Attitude toward birth control PART II: OTHER ASPECTS OF MODERNIZATION OF NORTH AFRICAN FAMILIES IN THE PARIS AREA Introduction CHAPTER I. The communication in the couple about the number of children to have CHAPTER II. Attitudes toward the marriage of the children CHAPTER III. Norms and expectations concerning the parent-child relationships CHAPTER IV. The preference for the sex of the children CHAPTER V. Attitudes toward children's education and occupation CHAPTER VI. Expectations for the occupational life of the daughter CHAPTER VII. Attitude toward the woman's child-bearing role in the family CHAPTER VIII. Attitude toward planning for the future CHAPTER IX .The attitude toward family size SUMMARY PART III: SOME DIFFERENTIALS OF THE MODERNIZATION OF NORTH AFRICAN FAMILIES IN THE PARIS AREA Introduction CHAPTER I. The education and modernization in family life CHAPTER II. The husband's occupation and modernization in family life CHAPTER III. The husband's salary and modernization in family life CHAPTER IV. The French language training and modernization in family life CHAPTER V. Number of years in France and modernization in family life CHAPTER VI. Religion and modernization in family life CHAPTER VII. The kind of housing and modernization in family life CHAPTER VIII. French citizenship and modernization in family life Conclusion Bibliography APPENDIX I: The guide of interview APPENDIX II: Some qualitative answers