Reproductive Choices in Gibraltar: A Case Study of a Community In Transition, 1960-1996

Authors

  • Stacie D. A. Burke Department of Anthropology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg Manitoba
  • Lawrence A. Sawchuk Department of Social Sciences, Anthropology University of Toronto at Scarborough, Scarborough Ontario

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25336/P6XW4V

Abstract

Times of social disruption and change unsettle community equilibrium and represent important transition points. This research examines the 15-year border closure between Spain and Gibraltar and its subsequent reopening in 1985 in reshaping the community opportunity structure, particularly women’s employment, education, and housing. The study examines 3284 births which occurred in the community between 1960 and 1996, noting a general rise in premarital conceptions in the community. This research compares life course decisions among marital and premarital conceivers over time, stressing important changes in the community’s ecological setting and the powerful role of political disturbances in structuring those changes.

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Published

2007-12-31