This book covers basic demographic concepts and then examines the following topics as they relate to population
growth � women and families, aging, urbanization, economic development, food and pollution, population policy and
applied demography.
Each chapter contains a short essay on the social impact of a particular population concept to help students
better understand current demographic issues.
Applications give students an appreciation of the importance of demography in their own lives.
Continued emphasis on the political implications of population issues and Third World problems and concerns.
More global emphasis with examples from Canada and Mexico incorporated into relevant discussions.
Now begins with an overview of the world�s population.
Chapter 4 (Mortality) has been moved in the text prior to the chapter on fertility.
Chapter on aging has been extensively revised.
Chapter on population growth and household structure has been rewritten to reflect family demography.
GIS examples have been added where appropriate.
Table of Contents
PART I: A DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE.
1. Introduction to the World's Population.
2. Demographic Resources.
3. Demographic Perspectives.
PART II: POPULATION PROCESSES.
4. Mortality.
5. Fertility Concepts and Measurements.
6. Fertility Trends, Levels, and Explanations.
7. Migration Trends, Levels, and Explanations.
PART III: POPULATION STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS.
8. Age and Sex Structure.
9. Population Aging.
10. Population Characteristics.
11. Family and Household Demography.
12. The Urban Transition.
PART IV: POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
13. Population Growth and Development.
14. Population Growth, Food, and the Environment.
PART V: USING THE DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE.
15. Population Policy.
16. Demographics.
EPILOGUE.
APPENDIX � The Life Table, Net Reproduction Rate, and Standardization.
