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Population : An Introduction to Concepts and Issues

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ISBN: 9780534264604 | 0534264603
Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 12/6/1995

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SummaryTable of Contents
This low-cost THOMSON ADVANTAGE BOOKS version of POPULATION introduces you to population issues, concepts and theories. While keeping larger population issues in perspective, the text closely examines key factors in population processes, from fertility and mortality rates to agricultural production and urbanization. The text addresses both population problems and potential solutions, and includes intriguing essays, interesting examples, and up-to-date Internet resources.
PART ONE A DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE1(90)
CHAPTER 1 Introduction
3(26)
CHAPTER 2 An Overview of the World's Population
29(... MORE
CHAPTER 3 Demographic Perspectives
59(32)
PART TWO POPULATION PROCESSES91(162)
CHAPTER 4 Fertility Concepts and Measurements
93(34)
CHAPTER 5 Fertility Trends, Levels, and Explanations
127(38)
CHAPTER 6 Mortality
165(44)
CHAPTER 7 Migration
209(44)
PART THREE POPULATION STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS253(72)
CHAPTER 8 Age and Sex Structure
255(36)
CHAPTER 9 Population Characteristics and Life Chances
291(34)
PART FOUR POPULATION AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL ISSUES325(168)
CHAPTER 10 Population Growth and Household Structure
327(32)
CHAPTER 11 Population Growth and Aging
359(32)
CHAPTER 12 Population Growth and Urbanization
391(37)
CHAPTER 13 Population Growth and Economic Development
428(33)
CHAPTER 14 Population Growth, Food, and the Environment
461(32)
PART FIVE USING THE DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE493(86)
CHAPTER 15 Population Policy
495(49)
CHAPTER 16 Demographics
544(35)
EPILOGUE579(2)
APPENDIX The Life Table, Net Reproduction Rate, and Standardization581(13)
GLOSSARY594(10)
BIBLIOGRAPHY604(51)
INDEX655

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