
Demography:
Measuring and Modeling Population Processes
by Samuel H. Preston, Patrick Heuveline, Michel Guillot

Demography
: The Study of Human Population by David Yaukey, Douglas L. Anderton
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. Two new chapters--"Morbidity
and Health" and "Population Diversity"--mirror the changing interests and
growing breadth of demographic research. Demography, Second Edition presents 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-related data, providing a guide to
the use and interpretation of the most recent data available. This reader-friendly edition
also include! s numerous graphics as well as chapter exercises and propositions for
debate.

Success
or Failure? Family Planning Programs in the Third World (Studies in Population and
Urban Demography) by Donald J. Hernandez
This is a good, solid explanatory work on family planning programs. The first three
chapters are especially useful for general background information on the justification and
problems of governmental family limitation programs. The case studies, including Taiwan,
South Korea, Costa Rica, and Mauritius, explain the socioeconomic conditions that prompt
such efforts. Using statistical data, Hernandez analyzes the effectiveness of the various
programs. The concluding two chapters look at Third World socioeconomic situations and
past programs in family planning, and offer readers a good background in population
studies. Public and academic libraries, community college level and up.

Asian
Population History (International Studies in Demography)
by Cuirong Liu (Editor), James Lee (Editor), David Sven Reher
(Editor), Osamu Saito (Editor), Wang Feng (Editor), Ts'Ui-Jung Liu
(Editor) "'Population history' is probably a broader chronological concept than
'historical demography' and allows a closer approach to the present time..."
This volume consists of three major sections on fertility, disease and mortality, and
marriage and family, which together with five introductory chapters combine depth of
analysis with breadth of source material.

The
Demography of African Americans 1930-1990 (The Plenum Series on Demographic Methods and
Population Analysis) (Oct 31, 2003)
by I.T. Elo, S.H. Preston, Mark E. Hill, Ira Rosenwaike
African Americans constitute one of the most interesting and dynamic components of the
population of the United States. Unfortunately, an accurate assessment of their
demographic characteristics is beset by inaccuracies in the underlying data. Using a novel
strategy that combines record linkage and demographic/statistical analysis, the authors
produce an internally consistent and robust set of estimates of the African-American
population during the period 1930-1990. They interpret the record that emerges, with
special reference to longevity trends and differentials. This work is of particular
interest to demographers, sociologists and students of ethnic studies.

Population
and Poverty in the Developing World (International Studies in Demography)
by Massimo Livi Bacci (Editor), Gustavo De Santis (Editor), Massimo
Livi-Bacci (Editor)
This volume concentrates on all aspects of the population and poverty problem: what
poverty is, what effects poverty has, what creates poverty, and what can be done to
eradicate it. By collecting together papers from a variety of disciplines, and by
combining detailed empirical study with the necessary theoretical frameworks, the editors
are able to clearly identify the most important themes and potential solutions to a
problem that the world cannot afford to ignore.

Population
Health and Aging: Strengthening the Dialogue between Epidemiology and Demography (August
1, 2002) by Maxine Weinstein, Albert I. Hermalin, Michael A. Stoto
Population Health is an emerging field that draws heavily on two disciplines: demography
and epidemiology. In recent years, as demographers have become increasingly interested in
health transitions and trajectories and as epidemiologists have become increasingly
interested in population-level disease dynamics, the two fields have converged in
manyways. But their separate histories, cultures, languages, organizations, and missions
have acted as impediments to dialogue among practitioners in the two fields. This volume
seeks to improve conversation across the disciplines. It brings together reports on
current research that provide examples of work that bridges (or has the potential to
bridge) the twofields, and helps identify organizational and institutional pathways that
can encourage collaboration.
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Demography
of the Black Population in the United States : An Annotated Bibliography with a Review
Essay by Jamshid A. Momeni
Researchers concerned with population growth and movements will find this work invaluable.
The volume is organized in six chapters, containing a total of 652 citations all
annotated. ... A rather generalized introduction to the subject is provided under the
title `Black Demography: A Review Essay,' a well-documented summary of writings from the
past 100 years. Except where publications are clearly in more than one area of interest,
each is listed but once. ... An Author Index concludes the work.... [Anyone] concerned
with demographic studies about blacks in the U.S. will find Demography of the Black
Population in the United States convenient and reliable.

Population
and Ethno-Demography in Vietnam (February 1, 2003)
by Dien Khong, Khong Dien
This useful reference presents a wealth of statistics on the ethnography of Vietnam,
focusing primarily on the last few decades. It analyzes the ethnic compositio of the
population, indetifying each of the 54 ethnic groups and sub-groups by name, geographical
distribution, and linguistic origin. Geographic distribution statistics are provided for
each ethnic group, showing the process of migration and redistribution. Other factors
covered are population structure, population gowth, and the relationship between
population and socioeconomic development.
The analysis is based on population censuses and annual statistics from both central and
local government offices as well as data from the field. The systematic presentation of
demographic information in easy-to-read tables, with accompanying explanation and
discussion of national population policies, will be invaluable to policy makers,
consultants, and researchers requiring detailed and comprehensive information on the
multi-ethnic population of Vietnam.

Formal
Demography (The Plenum Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis)
by David P. Smith
A relatively nontechnical introductory text in current demographic methods. In general,
the methods emphasized are relevant to both the social sciences and health professions.
Readers are expected to be familiar with algebra and at least not intimidated by
logarithms. |