The fertility of ethnic groups in Mexico

The article serves two main purposes: on the one hand, it shows the variety of levels of indigenous fertility at the most disaggregated scale possible in contemporary Mexico; and, on the other, it validates the hypothesis that considers that at least some ethnic groups maintain their own fertility. ...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Vázquez Sandrin, Germán
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2019
País:México
Recursos:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositório:Estudios Demográficos y Urbanos
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx:article/1850
Acesso em linha:https://estudiosdemograficosyurbanos.colmex.mx/index.php/edu/article/view/1850
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:ethnic group
indigenous
fertility
Mexico
grupo étnico
indígena
fecundidad
México
Descrição
Resumo:The article serves two main purposes: on the one hand, it shows the variety of levels of indigenous fertility at the most disaggregated scale possible in contemporary Mexico; and, on the other, it validates the hypothesis that considers that at least some ethnic groups maintain their own fertility.  The results of the article show an interethnic diversity of fertility levels that vary between 1.7 and 5.6 children per woman, and identify 25 indigenous groups whose fertility has a cultural or other kind of specificity, which are relevant in explaining fertility in Mexico.