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Household Demography and Household Modeling
In 1992, a summer course 'Demographic Perspectives on Living Arrangements' as well as a one-day workshop 'Recent Issues in Household Modelling' were held in Wassenaar, The …
Analytical Theory of Biological Populations
In the 50 years that have passed since Alfred Latka's death in 1949 his position as the father of mathematical demography has been secure. With his first demographic papers in 1907 …
The Demography of African Americans 1930–1990
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 …
Gender Policy and HIV in China
China’s concentrated HIV epidemic is on the brink of becoming a generalized one and syphilis infection has become a major public health threat. Social factors relating to gender …
Population Change and Rural Society
CALVIN L. BEALE In considering how to introduce the subject of rural population change in st the 21 Century, I ?nd myself re?ecting on my own experience as a demographer for the U. …
Healthy Longevity in China
Key research in the world's largest aging population - in China - has fed into this important new work, which aims to answer questions critical to older people worldwide. These …
Continuities in Sociological Human Ecology
The completion of this volume would not have been possible without the generous and dedicated help of numerous people. The book had its genesis in a conference held at Cornell …
Modeling Multigroup Populations
This book deals with models that can capture the behavior of individuals and groups over time. Organizationally, it is divided into three parts. Part I discusses the basic, …
Formal Demography
This book is intended as a relatively nontechnica1 introduction to eurrent demographie methods. It has been several years in preparation, beginning from occasional class handouts I …
A Primer of Population Dynamics
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 …
Genders in the Life Course
Although both demography and gender relations have been the focus of research for quite some time, the intersection of gender studies and demographic analysis is a more recent …
Socioeconomic Differences in Old Age Mortality
Social differences in health and mortality constitute a persistent finding in epidemiological, demographic, and sociological research. This topic is increasingly discussed in the …