2003
DOI: 10.3917/popu.306.0807
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Polygamie et fécondité en milieu rural sénégalais

Abstract: Résumé L’objectif de cette étude est d’examiner certains déterminants des différences de fécondité entre les femmes vivant en union monogame et les femmes vivant en union polygame (épouses de rang 1 à 3 +) dans deux régions rurales du Sénégal. La variable étudiée est une variable dichotomique qui correspond à la survenue ou non d’une naissance au cours des 12 mois qui ont précédé le recensement. L’analyse de données transversales pour les régions rurales de Tambacounda et Kolda, tirées du recensement sénégalai… Show more

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1
1
1
1

Citation Types

0
5
1
2

Year Published

2015
2015
2021
2021

Publication Types

Select...
5
1

Relationship

0
6

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 10 publications
(8 citation statements)
references
References 12 publications
0
5
1
2
Order By: Relevance
“…1 For Chesnais, the late marriage pattern prevailing in Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was the result of an earlier transition in nuptiality, possibly in the seventeenth century. On this issue, see also Hajnal 1965;Watkins and Coale 1986;Wrigley et al 1997. 2 See for instance Caldwell 1982;Lesthaeghe et al 1989;Locoh 1984;National Research Council 1993. 3 While polygyny is associated with lower fertility at the individual level (higher risk of divorce for subfecund women, lower frequency of sexual intercourse per wife, lower fecundity of older polygynist men), it is conducive to higher fertility at the macro level (reproductive time spent in union is maximized) (Pison 1986;Lardoux and van de Walle 2003). 4 The terms "marriage" and "union" are used interchangeably here, without reference to whether or not they have been formalized.…”
Section: Notesmentioning
confidence: 99%
See 1 more Smart Citation
“…1 For Chesnais, the late marriage pattern prevailing in Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was the result of an earlier transition in nuptiality, possibly in the seventeenth century. On this issue, see also Hajnal 1965;Watkins and Coale 1986;Wrigley et al 1997. 2 See for instance Caldwell 1982;Lesthaeghe et al 1989;Locoh 1984;National Research Council 1993. 3 While polygyny is associated with lower fertility at the individual level (higher risk of divorce for subfecund women, lower frequency of sexual intercourse per wife, lower fecundity of older polygynist men), it is conducive to higher fertility at the macro level (reproductive time spent in union is maximized) (Pison 1986;Lardoux and van de Walle 2003). 4 The terms "marriage" and "union" are used interchangeably here, without reference to whether or not they have been formalized.…”
Section: Notesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… While polygyny is associated with lower fertility at the individual level (higher risk of divorce for subfecund women, lower frequency of sexual intercourse per wife, lower fecundity of older polygynist men), it is conducive to higher fertility at the macro level (reproductive time spent in union is maximized) (Pison ; Lardoux and van de Walle ).…”
mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This size is a result of both the extended multigenerational family structure forming the household, as well as the polygamous regime. As in many polygynous societies, marriage in Senegal is almost universal (Lardoux and Van de Walle 2003) and staying unmarried is seen as a 'secondary choice' (Antoine and Nanitelamio 1996, p. 130) and few Senegalese stay unmarried. In 2013, the mean age at first marriage was 22.4 for women (rural: 19.4, urban: 25.5) and 29.9 for men (rural: 27.7, urban: 31.9), indicating a significant age difference between spouses (ANSD 2014).…”
Section: Marriage Polygamy and Fertility In Senegalmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…L'Islam, religion majoritaire du pays, autorise un homme à contracter jusqu'à quatre unions, mais il arrive qu'il « hérite » des veuves de l'un de ses frères. Dans ce cas, le nombre d'épouses peut atteindre six ou sept (Lardoux et Van de Walle, 2003). Ce mode de vie polygame, bien établi socialement, est extrêmement répandu dans le pays.…”
Section: Contexte Objectifs Et Principes De La Rechercheunclassified
“…Au Sénégal, la polygamie, antérieure à l'Islam, est profondément ancrée dans l'organisation sociale : elle constitue traditionnellement un signe de réussite sociale et professionnelle pour l'époux et contribue à valoriser le rôle des femmes au travers de leurs fonctions d'épouse et de mère (Fainzang et Journet, 1988 ;Dial, 1999 ;Diop, 1985). La polygamie et les grandes familles sont ainsi source de sécurité et de prestige pour les membres du groupe (Lardoux et Van de Walle, 2003). En milieu rural, la polygamie a également une fonction économique importante puisqu'elle permet d'accroître la main d'oeuvre pour le travail des terres (Adjamagbo et coll., 2006).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified