Overview

Canadian society is rapidly changing. This concise, up-to-date volume masterfully captures this change. Edited by two of Canada's leading demographers, Roderic Beaujot and Don Kerr, this book is an exciting entry in Canadian population studies, drawing from a variety of disciplines, including sociology, geography, economics, history, and epidemiology. The Changing Face of Canada is an essential text for demography courses across the country. Each reading has been meticulously edited and concisely ordered into five essential sections: fertility mortality international migration, domestic migration and population distribution population aging population composition Vital issues include: the role of immigration in Canada's future; the deteriorating economic welfare of immigrants; globalization, undocumented migration, and unwanted refugees; Aboriginal population change; implications of unprecedented low fertility; and the astonishing demographic transformation of Canadian cities.

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Author:   Roderic Beaujot ,  Don Kerr
Publisher:   Canadian Scholars
Imprint:   Canadian Scholars
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.50cm
Weight:   0.645kg
ISBN:  

9781551303222

ISBN 10:   1551303221
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   30 March 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Chapter 1: Population Change into the 21st Century - Don Kerr and Roderic Beaujot Section 1: Fertility Chapter 2: Fertility Decline and Social Change: New Trends and Challenges - Bali Ram Chapter 3: The Northern America Fertility Divide - Barbara Boyle Torrey and Nicholas Eberstadt Chapter 4: Women, Priests, and Physicians: Family Limitation in Quebec, 1940-1970 - Diane Gervais and Danielle Gauvreau Chapter 5: The Fertility of Immigrant Women and Their Canadian-Born Daughters - Alain Bélanger and Stéphane Gilbert Section 2: Mortality Chapter 6: 100 Years of Health - Susan Crompton Chapter 7: Declining Mortality and Improved Health Status in 20th-Century Quebec: The Benefits of Medicine and Socio-economic Development - Robert Bourbeau and Mélanie Smuga Chapter 8: A Comparison of U.S. and Canadian Mortality in 1998 - Barbara Boyle Torrey and Carl Haub Chapter 9: Narrowing Sex Differential in Life Expectancy in Canada - Frank Trovato Section 3: International Migration, Domestic Migration, and Population Distribution Chapter 10: 100 Years of Immigration - Monica Boyd and Michael Vickers Chapter 11: Globalization, Undocumented Migration, and Unwanted Refugees: Trends, Explanations, and Solutions - Alan B. Simmons Chapter 12: What Is the Role of Immigration in Canada's Future? - Alan G. Green Chapter 13: The Deteriorating Economic Welfare of Immigrants and Possible Causes: Update 2005 - Garnett Picot and Arthur Sweetman Chapter 14: Migration and the Demographic Transformation of Canadian Cities: The Social Geography of Canada's Major Metropolitan Centres in 2017 - Daniel Hiebert Section 4: Population Aging Chapter 15: Aging and Social Security Program Reforms: Canada in International Perspective - Jacques Légaré Chapter 16: Geographic Dimensions of Aging in Canada, 1991-2001 - Eric G. Moore and Michael A. Pacey Chapter 17: Misconceptions and Misapprehensions about Population Aging - Ellen M. Gee Section 5: Population Composition Chapter 18: The Changing Face of Canada: The Uneven Geographies of Population and Social Change - Larry S. Bourne and Demaris Rose Chapter 19: Changes in Conjugal Life in Canada: Is Cohabitation Progressively Replacing Marriage? - Céline Le Bourdais and Évelyn Lapierre-Adamcyk Chapter 20: Shifts in Ethnic Origins among the Offspring of Immigrants: Is Ethnic Mobility a Measurable Phenomenon? - Gustave Goldmann Chapter 21: From Pre-contact to the Present: The Demography of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada - Donna Maynard and Don Kerr Chapter 22: Spatial Residential Patterns of Selected Ethnic Groups: Significance and Policy Implications - T.R. Balakrishnan and Stephan Gyimah Chapter 23: Conclusion: Population Change and Policy Implications - Roderic Beaujot and Don Kerr Appendix: Canadian Population Estimates (1971-2005) and Projections (2005-2031)

Reviews

This book is well organized and at exactly the right academic level for [undergraduate readers]. It provides a comprehensive look at Canadian demography and should fill a void in Canadian demography readings. The book is well balanced for demography courses in history, sociology, and geography. - David K. Foot, University of Toronto

This book is well organized and at exactly the right academic level for [undergraduate readers]. It provides a comprehensive look at Canadian demography and should fill a void in Canadian demography readings. The book is well balanced for demography courses in history, sociology, and geography. -- David K. Foot, University of Toronto

Author Information

Roderic Beaujot is Director of the Population Studies Centre and Professor of Sociology at the University of Western Ontario. His research interests include evolving demographics and implications for social policy in areas such as health, family, labour force, multiculturalism, and education. Don Kerr is a Professor of Sociology at King’s College, University of Western Ontario. His areas of interest are population studies and Canadian demography. His research has focused on population estimates, the Aboriginal population, and the effects of family change on children.

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