Cultural and Historical Factors in the Population Decline of the Parsis of India

Axelrod, Paul

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“…The first drop in Parsi fertility appears to have happened around the end of the 19 th century, and was related to the rapidly increasing rate of female education in the community after 1870 (Axelrod 1990). A glance at enrolment in educational institutions in Bombay is revealing in this regard.…”

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“…In addition, the mean number of years between marriage and first birth among Parsi women was not significantly different from other comparable wealthy Indian communities, and there was nothing unusual in the sex ratio of the community to explain low fertility. These findings lend credence to the primacy of social factors, such as the spread of female education and cultural Westernization, in explaining the decline in fertility (Axelrod 1990). …”

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“…Speculation within and outside the Parsi community suggested that sub-fecundity due to cousin marriages (a common occurrence among Parsis) could be contributing to low fertility. This hypothesis was investigated, and results showed the opposite: marriages among cousins led to a higher mean number of children, after adjusting for duration of marriage (Axelrod 1990). In addition, the mean number of years between marriage and first birth among Parsi women was not significantly different from other comparable wealthy Indian communities, and there was nothing unusual in the sex ratio of the community to explain low fertility.…”

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“…The average age at marriage in 1962 was 26.5 years for women and 31.4 years for men, and has hovered at about this level ever since (Patel 2010). A survey in 1973 showed that among women aged 31-45 years, 27% had never married (Axelrod 1990). Finally, emigration to other countries, particularly Britain, the United States, Canada, and recently Australia may also have contributed to the trend.…”

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“…Finally, emigration to other countries, particularly Britain, the United States, Canada, and recently Australia may also have contributed to the trend. It is argued that emigration has been fuelled by a belief that prospects and lifestyle were no longer as suitable in India for the Parsis as they had been under British rule, when they enjoyed a privileged position in Indian and Bombay society (Kulke 1974;Hinnells 1981;Axelrod 1990). …”

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Studies on fertility among second-generation migrant women across Europe have mainly treated the second generation as a rather homogenous group, not linking and distinguishing fertility patterns by type of partner. This study investigates how and to what extent the origin and generation of the partner (endogamous or exogamous as well as diversity in endogamy) of Turkish and Moroccan second-generation women in Belgium is related to first-birth rates. We distinguish three types of partnerships: those in an endogamous union with a first-generation partner, those in an endogamous union with a second-generation partner, and those in an exogenous union where the partner is of native Belgian origin. We use linked Census-Register data for the period 2001-2006. Applying event-history models, our findings reveal clear differences between the endogamous and exogamous unions with respect to the timing of first births. Second-generation women of both origin groups have the lowest parenthood rates when the partner is of native Belgian origin. However, no variation is found within endogamous unions. For endogamous unions with a firstgeneration partner, the parenthood rates are approximately the same (and not higher, as was expected) compared to when the partner is also of second generation.2 Keywords: second-generation women -endogamy/exogamy -transition to parenthood -event history methods -Belgium 3

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Good Deeds: Parsi trusts from ‘the womb to the tomb’

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Parsis (Indian Zoroastrians), a small traditionally endogamous group, are well known in India for their philanthropic giving. The Parsis of Mumbai are beneficiaries of hundreds of Parsi public charitable trusts today, and this article will show how trusts, as particular forms of giving, establish perpetual communal obligation connecting the past and present. It will show how the circulation of personal assets through customary inheritance within a family is replaced by the trust with the circulation of communal obligations in perpetuity. While this mechanism of giving has a marked endurance, what has changed is what constitutes ‘the good’ within these deeds. Moving away from traditional philanthropic practices of subsidizing education, medical care, and welfare to the poor, the focus of giving has shifted to the pursuit of communal reproduction, both biological and social.

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Cultural and Historical Factors in the Population Decline of the Parsis of India

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The potential impact of intermarriage on the population decline of the Parsis of Mumbai, India

The potential impact of intermarriage on the population decline of the Parsis of Mumbai, India

Partner Choice and the Transition to Parenthood for Second-Generation Women of Turkish and Moroccan Origin in Belgium

Good Deeds: Parsi trusts from ‘the womb to the tomb’

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