A Primer of Population Dynamics

1996
ISBN: 978-0-306-45338-0
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 367 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1630 g

Reihe: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis

A Primer of Population Dynamics introduces to the basics of population studies. Author Krishnan Namboodiri utilizes a question-and-answer format that explores topics such as population theories and conceptual schemes, demographic data, mortality, fertility, migration, family and household, food production, and the environment and much more. Questions are accompanied by detailed explanations as well as references for additional information. An extensive index and glossary allow for easy retrieval of information. This introductory textbook is written for students studying demography, population, sociology, and public health.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Namboodiri, Krishnan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Demographie, Demoskopie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Epidemiologie, Medizinische Statistik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Population Theories and Conceptual Schemes.- 3. Demography, Demographic Data, and the Nature of Population Change.- 4. Mortality.- 5. Fertility.- 6. Migration.- 7. Population Composition.- 8. Population Distribution.- 9 Family and Household.- 10. Population, Food, and the Environment.- 11. Population Growth and Economic Development.- 12. Population Policy.- References.- Geographic Index.- Name Index.