Demography: The Science of Population
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Demography: The Science of Population
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New to the Second Edition
This second edition is divided into four main parts; each part begins with a short introduction, and all chapters include end-of-chapter summaries. All tables, related narrative, and graphics have been updated to include data from the 2000 and 2010 census counts, more recent estimates for the United States—especially the American Community Survey—and comparable new data from international sources (e.g. World Bank, Population Research Bureau World Data Sheet). Several new figures have been added throughout the text.
Part I: An Overview of Population Science, introduces the field of demography and provides a summary of its subject matter. The chapters in this part have been reorganized to reflect changes in the discipline.
- Chapter 1 now includes a new “the study of populations” section, a shorter Chapter 2 covers population size, and its former discussion of structure has been moved to Chapter 3. This de-emphasizes the history of population science to some extent and increases emphasis on population size as the key demographic variable.
- Chapter 4 presents the main principles and analytical techniques associated with the three “static” characteristics of populations: size, structure, and geographic distribution.
Part II: Population Dynamics: Vital Events and Growth, reflects the wealth of data and analytical techniques now available from The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its “Wonder” utility. The first three chapters focus on the vital events of birth, death, and migration. The final chapter in this part brings this material together in a discussion of population growth: its measurement, its history, and current related policy concerns.
Part III: Population Models, introduces the principles of life table analysis, population estimation, and projection. This material has been simplified and updated. Chapter 9, The Life Table: An Introduction, has been revised to accord with the new federal alignment for vital statistics between the CDC and National Institute for Health Statistics. Life tables from non-U.S. sources are increased in number and in detailed functions.
Part IV: Demography in Application, provides overviews of population policy, the environment, and demographic resources, along with a brief postscript on population in the larger scheme of things. What appeared as two appendices in the first edition, one on the history of population policy and one on tourism as a type of international migration, have been combined to create a new Chapter 14.
The end-of-chapter material has been shortened and now contains a summary, key terms, and notes.
A full-color enhanced eText is also available, and the second edition is accompanied by a teaching and learning package, including instructor’s manual, test bank, lecture slides, and a companion website that offers students additional resources, flashcards, and self-study quizzes.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781442235212 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 10/29/2015 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 448 |
| File size: | 7 MB |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
About the Author
Vijayan K. Pillai is professor of social work at the University of Texas, Arlington. He is coauthor of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis.
Table of Contents
Most chapters conclude with “Summary,” “Key Terms,” “Doing Demography,” “Websites to Bookmark,” “For Further Reading,” and “Notes.”
Preface.
I.AN OVERVIEW OF POPULATION SCIENCE.
1.The Nature of Populations.
The Focus on Aggregates.
Naturally Occurring Populations: Human and Non-Human.
Aggregates and Individuals.
Demographic Determinism and “Laws” of Population.
2.The Study of Populations.
The History of Demography: An Overview.
Contemporary Sources of Demographic Information.
Demographic Variables: Size, Structure, and Vital Events.
3.How Populations are Structured.
Biological Structure: Age and Sex.
Sociocultural Strata: Sub-Populations and Strata.
4.Geographic Distribution: Population and Territory.
How Territory Is Divided: Administrative and Statistical Areas.
Population Density: Concepts and Consequences.
The Urbanization of the Human Population.
Geographic Information Systems.
II.POPULATION DYNAMICS: VITAL EVENTS AND GROWTH.
5.Birth and Fertility: Measures, Theories, and Trends.
The Many Facets of Birth.
Measuring Fertility.
Theories of Fertility.
World Fertility: Levels and Trends.
Fertility in the United States.
6.Mortality: Causes and Consequences.
Measuring Morbidity and Mortality.
Social and Environmental Factors.
Mortality in the United States.
Global Mortality Patterns: Past and Present.
7.Migration: Geographic and Social Psychological Components.
Measuring Migration.
InternalPopulation Shifts in the United States.
Theories of Migration.
International Migration.
8.Population Dynamics in Historical and Comparative Perspective.
Measures and Models of Growth.
Demographic Transition and Social Change.
The Prospects of Future Population Growth.
The Aging of the World's Population.
The U.S. Population: Growth and Change.
III.POPULATION MODELS.
9.The Life Table: An Introduction.
Measuring Mortality.
Definitions and Illustrations.
Data Sources and Functions.
Abridged and Unabridged Tables.
Survival Rates.
Cohort Tables and the Lexis Diagram.
Life Table Applications.
10.Population Estimates, Projections, and Forecasts.
Approaches to Anticipating Population Characteristics.
Population Estimation.
Methods of Projection.
Forecasts and Forecasting.
IV.DEMOGRAPHY IN APPLICATION.
11.Population Policy: Controlling Demographic Processes.
The Nature of Population Policy: Definition and Case Studies.
Population Policy in Historical Perspective.
Why Are Population Policies Necessary?
Immigration Policy.
How Population Policies Are Made.
Evaluating Population Policies.
The Role of Values in Population Policy.
12.Population and Environment.
The Tea-Seller's Dilemma.
The Household of Nature: The Plight of Natural Resources.
Theories of Population and Environment.
Measuring Environmental Conditions and Impacts.
Environmental Policies and Politics.
13.Accessing and Using Information about Population Science.
Demography-Oriented Software.
Demography and the Internet.
Marketing Demographic Skills.
Conclusion and an Invitation.
Appendix A: International Tourism as a Form of Migration.
Appendix B: Population Policy in Historical Perspective.
References.
Index.