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Front Matter (R1-R14)

1 Diffusion Processes and Fertility Transition: Introduction (1-38)

2 Potatoes and Pills: An Overview of Innovation-Diffusion Contributions to Explanations of Fertility Decline (39-65)

3 Diffusion in Sociological Analysis (66-114)

4 Social Interactions and Fertility Transitions (115-137)

5 Social Processes and Fertility Change (138-178)

6 Learning and Using New Ideas: A Sociocognitive Perspective (179-207)

7 Mass Media and Fertility Change (208-239)

8 Ready, Willing, and Able: A Conceptualization of Transitions to New Behavioral Forms (240-264)

Index (265-271)