A Primer of Population Dynamics

✍ Scribed by Krishnan Namboodiri (auth.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 372
• Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Population Theories and Conceptual Schemes....Pages 7-23
Demography, Demographic Data, and the Nature of Population Change....Pages 25-57
Mortality....Pages 59-95
Fertility....Pages 97-134
Migration....Pages 135-170
Population Composition....Pages 171-209
Population Distribution....Pages 211-226
Family and Household....Pages 227-246
Population, Food, and the Environment....Pages 247-263
Population Growth and Economic Development....Pages 265-284
Population Policy....Pages 285-310
Back Matter....Pages 311-367

✦ Subjects

Demography; Public Health; Epidemiology; Population Economics; Sociology, general