Machine generated contents note: Foreword by George Benneh vii -- Acknowledgments ix -- 1. Reproduction and Social Context in Sub-Saharan -- Africa: An Introduction 1 -- Samuel Agyei-Mensah and John B. Casterline -- 2. Social Organization and Reproductive Behavior in Southern Ghana 7 -- Dominic K. Agyeman and John B. Casterline -- 3. Social Identity and Community in the Fertility of Southern Ethiopian Women 37 -- Dennis P. Hogan and Betemariam Berhanu -- 4. The Fertility Impact of the Rahad Irrigation Project, Sudan 65 -- El-Rayah A. Osman -- 5. Social Setting, Birth Timing, and Subsequent Fertility in the Ghanaian South 89 -- Samuel Agyei-Mensah, Asbjorn Aase and Kofi Awusabo-Asare -- 6. Changes in Reproductive Ideology and Its Control from Natural to Limited Fertility Regimes in Malawi 109 -- Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu and Ezekiel Kalipeni -- 7. The Nature of Unmet Need for Contraception in Ndola, Zambia 127 -- Ann E. Biddlecom and Frederick A.D. Kaona -- 8. Space, Context, and Hardship: Socializing Children into Sexual Activity in Kenyan Slums 147 -- F. Nii-Amoo Dodoo, Melissa Sloan, and Eliya Msiyaphazi Zulu -- 9. Economic Transactions Associated with Sexual Intercourse Among Malian Adolescents: Implications for Sexual Health 161 -- Sarah Castle and Mamadou Kani Konate -- 10. New Light on the Sub-Saharan African Fertility Transition: Conclusion 187 -- John C. Caldwell and Pat Caldwell -- Index 201 -- About the Editors and Contributors 205.