The Contraceptive Revolution in Israel: Changing Family Planning Practices among Ethnoimmigrant Groups

Wilder, Esther Isabelle

doi:10.1006/ssre.1999.0654

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“…45 In the case of both sexes, as men and women reach economic parity a preference for permanent or more advanced forms of contraception is observed. 46 Parity in employment opportunities, reductions in social inequality, and the shift away from traditional gender roles all have been shown to result in reduced fertility rates. 47 Providing financial benefits and social support mechanisms strengthen family ties which improves the overall happiness of parents in a marriage, thereby supporting parenthood in a society.…”

Section: Economic Motivationmentioning

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Returning Population Policy to the Sustainable Development Discourse: Israel as a Case Study

Gould

Tal

2020

Auc Studia Territorialia

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Population policy, once a core environmental concern globally, has long since shifted its focus and is typically informed by considerations of maternal/fetal health. Yet, in many countries, environmental progress will remain elusive as long as the population continues to grow. Israel already exhibits adverse ecological impacts as a result of its rapidly growing population and needs to begin to adopt policies that prioritize demographic stability. This article reviews the current literature as well as the current status of population growth and environmental devastation in Israel, from a public policy perspective. The authors call on Israel and other high-fertility countries to foster strategic discussions about sustainable population policies. Along with an emphasis on the intrinsic advantages of small families, they should also include a dispassionate presentation of the anticipated environmental impacts associated with continued demographic growth.

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Section: Economic Motivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Returning Population Policy to the Sustainable Development Discourse: Israel as a Case Study

Gould

Tal

2020

Auc Studia Territorialia

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“…The use of modern contraceptives among Jewish women in Israel (75%) is far higher than among Israel's Muslim women (37%) (Azaiza, 1997b). Among those Jews that do practice birth control, Orthodox women are less likely to use modern methods of contraception than their secular counterparts (Beit-Hallahmi, 1997;Wilder, 2000). The rate of abortion in Israel is continuously decreasing, and its ratio per 100 live births is currently 14.0 (Yaffe, 1999).…”

Section: Behavior and Attitudes Of Individuals In The Field Of Human Reproduction In Israelmentioning

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Religiosity, nationalism and human reproduction: the case of Israel

Landau

2003

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy

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Israel is 280 miles long and 10 miles wide at its narrowest point; it is comparable in size to the State of New Jersey. The total population of Israel is currently about 6.5 million, of the same order as the populations of Austria, Switzerland or Denmark. Eighty per cent of the population are Jews, 15 per cent Muslim, 3 per cent Christians and 2 per cent Druze (Yaffe, 1999). Israel is a highly urban and industrialized country, with over 95 per cent of the population living in cities or towns. Israel’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita is approximately US $17,500. This, despite its geographical location in the Middle East, makes Israel’s economic level equal to that of England, placing Israel among the developed European countries.

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