Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- PART I: ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES TOWARD BIRTH CONTROL OF NORTH AFRICAN FAMILIES IN THE PARIS AREA -- CHAPTER I. The choice of the sample -- CHAPTER II. The population of the survey -- CHAPTER III. The real number of children -- CHAPTER IV. The desired number of children -- CHAPTER V. The ideal number of children -- Chapter VI. The use of contraceptive methods -- CHAPTER VII. Attitude toward birth control -- PART II: OTHER ASPECTS OF MODERNIZATION OF NORTH AFRICAN FAMILIES IN THE PARIS AREA -- Introduction -- CHAPTER I. The communication in the couple about the number of children to have -- CHAPTER II. Attitudes toward the marriage of the children -- CHAPTER III. Norms and expectations concerning the parent-child relationships -- CHAPTER IV. The preference for the sex of the children -- CHAPTER V. Attitudes toward children's education and occupation -- CHAPTER VI. Expectations for the occupational life of the daughter -- CHAPTER VII. Attitude toward the woman's child-bearing role in the family -- CHAPTER VIII. Attitude toward planning for the future -- CHAPTER IX .The attitude toward family size -- SUMMARY -- PART III: SOME DIFFERENTIALS OF THE MODERNIZATION OF NORTH AFRICAN FAMILIES IN THE PARIS AREA -- Introduction -- CHAPTER I. The education and modernization in family life -- CHAPTER II. The husband's occupation and modernization in family life -- CHAPTER III. The husband's salary and modernization in family life -- CHAPTER IV. The French language training and modernization in family life -- CHAPTER V. Number of years in France and modernization in family life -- CHAPTER VI. Religion and modernization in family life -- CHAPTER VII. The kind of housing and modernization in family life -- CHAPTER VIII. French citizenship and modernization in family life -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- APPENDIX I: The guide of interview -- APPENDIX II: Some qualitative answers