Overview
Published in 1950 at the conclusion of a major population study, The People of Atlanta provided a complete demographic analysis of the city as it was just emerging as a major city of the New South. The data and conclusions are compared with corresponding data about other urban populations, including the southern cities of Dallas, Nashville, and New Orleans. In this analysis, the number and distribution of Atlanta's population is addressed first, focusing on race, nativity, age, sex, marital status, education, occupation, and religion of inhabitants. The People of Atlanta also addresses fertility, mortality, and migration as it has affected the growth of Atlanta's population.
Full Product Details
Author: C. A. McMahan ,
Homer Hitt
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Imprint: University of Georgia Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 1.021kg
ISBN: 9780820334493
ISBN 10: 0820334499
Pages: 308
Publication Date: 01 July 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
,
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Language: English
Reviews
McMahan's study of the people of Atlanta is thorough, scholarly, and inclusive so far as Atlanta's population is concerned; yet it will be of wide interest to everyone who is interested in this regional city and its human resources. --B. O. Williams, Department of Sociology, University of Georgia An impressive compilation of facts, principles, and relationships, the book and the forces behind its publication represent the South's new determination to base its development on a sound program of securing and disseminating the facts. --Rupert B. Vance, Kenan Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina McMahan's study of the people of Atlanta is thorough, scholarly, and inclusive so far as Atlanta's population is concerned; yet it will be of wide interest to everyone who is interested in this regional city and its human resources.--B. O. Williams Department of Sociology, University of Georgia An impressive compilation of facts, principles, and relationships, the book and the forces behind its publication represent the South's new determination to base its development on a sound program of securing and disseminating the facts.--Rupert B. Vance Kenan Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina
An impressive compilation of facts, principles, and relationships, the book and the forces behind its publication represent the South's new determination to base its development on a sound program of securing and disseminating the facts. --Rupert B. Vance, Kenan Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina
Author Information
C. A. McMAHAN taught sociology at the University of Georgia.
