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Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues

Author(s): John R. Weeks

ISBN: 9789355739650

13th Edition

India Release: 2023

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Binding: Paperback

Pages: 548

Trim Size: 241 x 181 mm

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Populations are constantly changing and evolving, and each successive edition of
this book has aimed to keep up with demographic trends and the explanations
for them. Thus, every chapter of this current edition has been revised for recency,
relevancy, reliability, and readability. At the same time, the teaching and learning
environment has changed substantially over the years, and in this edition, I have
responded to calls from users of the book to reorganize material and reduce the
number of chapters so that everything of vital importance can be readily covered in
one academic term. This edition has only 10 chapters, rather than the 12 chapters in
the previous edition, but all of the really good stuff is still in here.

Short Essays As noted above in the chapter descriptions, each chapter contains a short essay on a particular population concept, designed to help you better understand current demographic issues covered in that chapter. Each essay ends with two discussion questions to encourage you to think about the topic in greater depth.
Main Points A list of 10 main points appears at the end of each chapter to help you review chapter highlights. Questions for Review A set of five questions are provided at the end of eachchapter, designed to stimulate thinking and class discussion on topics covered in the text.
Glossary A glossary in the back of the book defines key population terms. These terms are in boldface type when introduced in the text to signal that they also appear in the glossary.
Complete Bibliography This is a fully referenced book, and all of the publications and data sources I have used are included in a bibliography at the end of the book.
A Thorough Index To help you find what you need in the book, I have built as complete an index as possible, divided into a Subject Index and a Geographic Index.

PART ONE A DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to Demography

CHAPTER 2 Demographic Data and Applied Demography

CHAPTER 3 Demographic Perspectives and Theories

PART TWO POPULATION PROCESSES

CHAPTER 4 The Health and Mortality Transition

CHAPTER 5 The Fertility Transition

CHAPTER 6 The Migration Transition

CHAPTER 7 The Urban Transition

PART THREE: USING THE DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE

CHAPTER 8 The Age Transition and the Life Course

CHAPTER 9 Family Demography and Life Chances

CHAPTER 10 Population, the Environment, and Global Sustainability

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