Himalayan Migration: A Study of the Hill Region of Uttar Pradesh by R.S. Bora (New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1996) 195 p.
Poverty characterizes the hill region of Uttar Pradesh despite the fact that a large number of males have migrated to other parts of the country to find work and send money back to their families. This book provides a review of the situation in this part of northern India and draws out policy implications.
Family Measurement in India, Shalini Bharat (ed.)
(New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1996) 319 p.
The 1990s have witnessed a number of methodological debates and innovations in data collection techniques with regard to research on women and gender issues, marriage, HIV/AIDS and sexuality, among other areas. This volume contains 12 papers presented at a national seminar held at Bombay in 1992 that review the status of family measurement techniques within different disciplines and fields.
Sexual Attitudes and Behaviours and Contraceptive Use of Late Female Adolescents in
Bangkok: A Comparative Study of Students and Factory Workers, by Amara
Soonthorndhada (Bangkok: Institute
for Population and Social Research, 1996) 95 p.
This study considers the interrelationship between attitudes and behaviour with regard to contraceptive use among female adolescent students on one hand and workers on the other. The research was undertaken with a view to suggest STD/HIV/AIDS prevention programmes for adolescents.
Demographic Disparities between Thai and Karen as a Result of the Development of the
Medical Infrastructure and Population Policies: A Geo-medical Study in Changwat
Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, by H. Leisch (Trier, Germany: University of Trier, 1994) 96
p.
This book analyses the main demographic differences between the Thai and Karen hilltribe populations in northern Thailand. The focus is on differences between highland and lowland populations, access to health facilities, living standards, cultural factors, and levels of education and how different disease patterns affect demographic trends.
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