Overview

This second edition brings together a broad selection of classic and contemporary works in the study of human population and society. Integrating a unique global perspective throughout, the text examines the foundational principles and theories of demography before addressing such topics as the relationship between individual action and demographic phenomena; principles of aging composition; nuptiality and family processes; fertility, mortality, and migration; environmental issues; and population policy concerns. Introductory overviews for each of the ten sections establish common underlying themes and give students a contextual framework for the readings that follow. With twenty-three new readings by Canadian and international scholars and a fully updated pedagogical program, this comprehensive collection is an essential resource for studying population and society.

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Author:   Frank Trovato
Publisher:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Imprint:   Oxford University Press, Canada
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.604kg
ISBN:  

9780195439786

ISBN 10:   0195439783
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   24 October 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements Section I: The Study of Population (NEW!) 1: Massimo Livi-Bacci: The Space and Strategy of Demographic Growth 2: Nathan Keyfitz: How Do We Know the Facts of Demography? Section II: Demographic Processes and Individual Action (NEW!) 3: Thomas K. Burch: The Structure of Demographic Action 4: Lincoln Day: Illustrating Behavioural Principles with Examples from Demography: The Causal Analysis of Differences in Fertility Section III: World Population: Past, Present, Future 5: Joel Biraben: The Rising Numbers of Humankind 6: Ronald Lee: The Demographic Transition: Three Centuries of Fundamental Change Section IV: Age Composition 7: Ansley J. Coale: How a Population Ages or Grows Younger * 8: Wolfgang Lutz, Warren Sanderson, and Sergei Scherbov: The Coming Acceleration of Global Population Aging Section V: Nuptiality and Family Patterns (NEW!) 9: Céline Le Bourdais and Evelyne Lapierre-Adamcyk: Changes in Conjugal Life in Canada: Is Cohabitation Progressively Replacing Marriage? 10: Patrick Heuveline and Jeffrey M. Timberlake: The Role of Cohabitation in Family Formation: The United States in Comparative Perspective Section VI: Fertility 11: John Bongaarts and Robert G. Potter: Fertility, Biology, and Behaviour: An Analysis of the Proximate Determinants * 12: Kingsley Davis: Low Fertility in Evolutionary Perspective 13: John C. Caldwell and Thomas Schindlmayr: Explanations of the Fertility Crisis in Modern Societies: A Search for Commonalities 14: John Bongaarts: Fertility Transitions in Developing Countries: Progress or Stagnation? Section VII: Mortality and Health 15: Samuel H. Preston: Human Mortality throughout History and Prehistory 16: Kaare Christensen, Gabriele Doblhammer, Roland Rau, and James W. Vaupel: Aging Populations: The Challenges Ahead 17: Michael Marmot: Social Determinants of Health Inequalities 18: Frank Trovato and N.M. Lalu: Narrowing Sex Differentials in Life Expectancy in the Industrialized World: Early 1970s to Early 1990s Section VIII: Migration and Urbanization 19: Wilbur Zelinsky: The Hypothesis of the Mobility Transition * 20: Peter A. Rogerson and Daejong Kim: Population Distribution and Redistribution of the Baby-Boom Cohort in the United States: Recent Trends and Implications 21: Stephen Castles and Mark A. Miller: The Age of Migration Section IX: Population, Environment, and Resources 22: David E. Bloom, David Canning, and Jaypee Sevilla: The Debate over the Effects of Population Growth on Economic Growth 23: Charles A.S. Hall and John W. Day Jr.: Revisiting the Limits to Growth after Peak Oil 24: Geoffrey D. Sachs, Andrew D. Mellinger, and John L. Gallup: The Geography of Poverty and Wealth Section X: Population Policy Concerns 25: Anne Gauthier: The Impact of Family Policies on Fertility in Industrialized Countries: A Review of the Literature 26: Ndola Prata: Making Family Planning Accessible in Resource-Poor Settings * Retained from the first edition (All other articles are new to the second edition)

Reviews

This is an incredible collection of essays that provides a nice introduction to the field of demography. --Zheng Wu, University of Victoria This new edition will stand the test of time. These are appropriately entitled 'essential readings' for students of the twenty-first century. The editor's introductions place the readings in context and bring unity to the collection, profiting from an author who has himself written widely and reached many students over the years. --Roderic Beaujot, University of Western Ontario

Author Information

Frank Trovato (Ph.D., 1983, University of Western Ontario) is professor of Sociology at the University of Alberta, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in demography and population studies. He is a past president of the Canadian Population Society and is the Editor-in-Chief of Canadian Studies in Population. Professor Trovato is recognized internationally for his many publications on the sociological study of demographic phenomena, spanning such topics as fertility differentials, immigrant mortality and health, sex and marital status differences in mortality, and the social demography of racial, immigrant, and ethnic groups. Professor Trovato is a member of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population, the Population Association of America, the American Sociological Association, and the Canadian Population Society.

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