Abstract
The academic and non-academic literature on the Druze emphasize their uniqueness. This rests on many components, the main one being the fact that they continue to live in closed communities; they maintain the confidentiality of their religion; the religion is closed to outsiders; and marriage outside the community is almost non-existent. None of the research on the Israeli-Druze, however, deals with their fertility patterns. The aim of this research is two-fold: first, to sketch the major trends of fertility patterns of the Israeli-Druze since the establishment of the state of Israel. The second aim is to explore the causes for the uniqueness of the Israeli-Druze fertility decline which occurred despite the absence of the major pre-conditions for sub replacement-level fertility rate in line with the Second Demographic Transition theory.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 106-123 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | Population Review |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2023 |
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Keywords
- Israeli-Druze
- age structure
- age-specific fertility rate
- labor force participation rate
- natalist policy
- total fertility rate
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Demography