Open AccessReproductive behavior, ethnicity and socio-economic status a comparison of two Serbian Gypsy groups
Author(s) -
Jelena Čvorović
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
glasnik etnografskog instituta/glasnik etnografskog instituta sanu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2334-8259
pISSN - 0350-0861
DOI - 10.2298/gei0452147c
Subject(s) - ethnic group , serbian , socioeconomic status , reproduction , demography , geography , reproductive behavior , sociology , family planning , research methodology , biology , population , ecology , anthropology , linguistics , philosophy
Based on original fieldwork in Serbia, this paper elucidates and contrasts the reproductive behavior of typically poor Gypsies with a group of much wealthier Gypsies living in a Serbian village. This paper will test two hypotheses: 1) Gypsy reproductive behavior is a result of their ethnic traditional strategy, and/or 2) Gypsy reproduction is a result of low status and being poor. This paper explores the relationship between socioeconomic status, reproductive behavior and ethnicity