Demography : The Study of Human Population

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The authors have skillfully recrafted this classic text into an exciting, up-to-date introduction to demography that reflects the field�s evolution into a rich and diversified discipline. While maintaining the basic framework of the successful previous edition, the Second Edition�s content has been thoroughly revised to incorporate a broad range of the latest demographic theories as well as timely examples. New chapters on �Morbidity and Health� and �Population Diversity� mirror the changing interests and growing breadth of demographic research. Demography, Second Edition, provides current data and short-term projections of relatively stable trends. These features, combined with the text�s international focus, ensure that it will remain timely and relevant. Moreover, the authors facilitate the reader�s exploration of Internet-released data, providing a guide to the use and interpretation of the most recent data available. This reader-friendly edition also includes numerous graphics as well as chapter exercises and propositions for debate.

SYNOPSIS

Designed for a quarter- or semester-long undergraduate course, this textbook presents an introduction to the study of demography with an emphasis on demographic problems. Topics addressed include the evolution of the U.S. Census, global population growth, age and sex structure, fertility, mortality, migration, urbanization, and marital trends. The second edition contains new chapters on morbidity and health as well as population diversity. The text is accompanied throughout by graphs and tables illustrating demographic trends.