Demography The Study of Human Population 4th Edition by Jennifer Hickes Lundquist, Douglas L Anderton, David Yaukey ISBN 1478613068 9781478613060

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ISBN 10: 1478613068 
ISBN 13: 9781478613060
Author: Jennifer Hickes Lundquist, Douglas L Anderton, David Yaukey

Demography The Study of Human Population 4th Table of contents:

Chapter 1 – Introduction
Demography Defined
Current Population Size and Composition
Absolute Size, Distribution, and Density
Composition
Population Change
Population Growth and Its Components
Growth Components as Population Processes
Population Change: Growth and Reclassification
Population Problems
Public Definition
Population Problems in This Textbook
Summary
Exercises
Propositions for Debate
References and Suggested Readings
Careers in Demography: Christine Almy Bachrach
Chapter 2 – Demographic Data
Population Censuses
Basic Features
Census Topics
Census Errors
Evolution of the U.S. Census
Coverage
Census Geography
Content
Data Collection
Processing and Publication
Registration and Vital Statistics
Evolution of Vital Statistics Systems
Difficulties
Population Registers
Sample Surveys
Demographic Estimation
Why Estimates Are Needed
Estimation of Historical Population Size
Summary
Propositions for Debate
References and Suggested Readings
Careers in Demography: Victoria A. Velkoff
Chapter 3 – Population Growth
A History of Global Population Growth
Premodern Growth, Before 1650
Modern Explosion, 1650 to the Present
Classifying Countries
The Development Dichotomy: MDRs and LDRs
The Prototypical Historical Demographic Transition
Description
Demographic Transition Theories
Differential Growth, 1950–2100
Counts and Estimates, 1950 to 2010
Projections, 2010 to 2100
Projections as Predictions
Problems of a Changing World Distribution
Problems of Population Size
Carrying Capacity, Population Density, and the Ecological Footprint
From Malthus to Marx to the Neo-Malthusians
Global Overpopulation and the Environment
National Overpopulation
Problems of Growth Rates
Too-Rapid Growth
Too-Slow Growth
Summary
Exercises
Propositions for Debate
References and Suggested Readings
Careers in Demography: Wendy Baldwin
Chapter 4 – Age and Sex Structure
Describing Age-Sex Structure
Quality of Census Data
Describing Age Structure
Describing Sex Structure
Population Pyramids
Contrasts Between More-Developed and Less-Developed Countries
Age Structure
Sex Structure
Projected Changes to 2050
Evolution of the U.S. Structure
How Structure Affects the Population Processes
Mortality
Fertility
Migration
How the Population Processes Determine Structure
Mortality Decline
Fertility Decline
Migration
Problems of Young Populations
Development Concerns
Social and Health Concerns
The Demographic Dividend as Antidote
Problems of Old Populations
Productivity of the Workforce
Increasing Size and Visibility of the Elderly Population
Old-Age Dependency
The Case of Japan and the United States
The Future of Social Security in the United States
Health and Capacity in the United States
The Intergenerational Distribution of Wealth
Intergenerational Perceptions and Structural Relations
Problems of Fluctuations in Cohort Size in the MDRs
Institutional Problems
Cohort Problems
Summary
Exercises
Propositions For Debate
References and Suggested Readings
Careers in Demography: Tukufu Zuberi
Chapter 5 – Mortality
Measuring Mortality via Life Expectancy
Counting Deaths
Computing and Interpreting Life Expectancy
Historical Mortality Transitions
Increases in Life Expectancy
Proximate Causes of Death
How Certain Proximate Causes of Death Were Avoided
Mortality Declines in the Less-Developed Regions
Increases in Life Expectancy
Decreases in Infant Mortality
Proximate Causes of Death and Their Control
Sex Differences in Mortality in the More-Developed Regions
Current Contrasts between More-Developed and Less-Developed Regions
Explaining Superior Female Longevity in the More-Developed Regions
Problems of Mortality
Defining Mortality Problems
Problems of Stalled Mortality Transitions
HIV/AIDS and Other Emergent Diseases
Inequality of Persistent High Mortality
Summary
Exercises
Propositions for Debate
References and Suggested Readings
Careers in Demography: Robert A. Hummer
Chapter 6 – Morbidity and Health
Why Demographers Study Morbidity
Morbidity and Mortality in the Epidemiological Transition
Sources of Data
Two Underlying Causes
Infant and Child Health
Modern Morbidity Data
Surveillance Systems and Registries
Health Surveys
Cause-of-Death Reports
Measuring Morbidity
Morbidity Rates
Leading Mortality Causes
Age and Sex Patterns of Morbidity
Morbidity Problems: Costs of Lost Life and Health
Years of Life Lost (YLL)
Years of Health Lost
Years of Life and Health Lost: Burden of Disease
Health-Adjusted Life Expectancy
Morbidity Problems: Risk Factors
Relative Importance
Malnutrition
Infant and Child Morbidity
Environmental Health
Unhealthy Lifestyles
Injuries
Frail Old Age
Summary
Exercises
Propositions for Debate
References and Suggested Readings
Appendix
Careers in Demography: Monica Das Gupta
Chapter 7 – Fertility
European Fertility Transitions
Historical Demography
The Malthusian Transition
The Neo-Malthusian Transition
Causes of the Neo-Malthusian Transition: Some Theories
Measuring Period Fertility
Getting Information about Births
Fertility Rates
Total Fertility Rates
Recent Fertility Declines
By Region
Replacement-Level Fertility
Malthusian and Neo-Malthusian Components
Projections
Explaining Period Fertility Changes: The U.S. Case
History of the U.S. Crude Birth Rate
The Influence of Age Structure on Period Fertility
The Influence of Cohort-Completed Fertility
The Influence of Timing
The Influence of Age Structure on Cohort Fertility
Explaining Cohort Fertility
Explanation by Background
The Proximate Determinants of Fertility
Voluntary versus Involuntary Factors
Intercourse Variables
Being in Sexual Unions
Exposure within Unions
Conception Variables
Involuntary Factors
Breast-Feeding
Contraception
Gestation Variables
Involuntary Interruption
Voluntary Interruption
Fertility “Problems”
Fertility, Age Structure, and Population Growth: A Review
Maternal and Child Mortality and Morbidity
Unmet Contraceptive Needs and Unwanted Pregnancies
Adolescent Fertility
Family-Planning Programs in the Less-Developed Regions
The Goals of Family Planning
Critics and Compromises
The Health and Reproductive Rights Agenda
Support for Family-Planning Programs
Summary
Exercises
Propositions for Debate
References and Suggested Readings
Careers in Demography: Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi
Chapter 8 – Unions and Householding
Definition and Measurement
Definitions
Data on Marriage and Divorce
Marital Status Composition
Annual Rates
World Variations in First Marriage
The First-Marriage Curve
Current Variations among Less-Developed Countries
Europe, Past and Present
The United States, Past and Present
Marital Dissolution Trends in the United States
Widowhood in the United States
Divorce in the United States
Family Life Course Trends in the United States
Changes in Completed Family Life Courses
Recent Changes in Timing of Marital Events
Which Household Union Trends Are Problems?
Summary
Exercises
Propositions for Debate
References and Suggested Readings
Careers in Demography: Ron Lesthaeghe
Chapter 9 – Migration
What Is Migration?
Which Moves Are Migrations?
Which Dimensions of Migration Are Important?
Data Sources
Administrative Records
Registering Border Crossings
Retrospective Census Questions
Surveys
Estimating from Intercensal Growth
Estimating Undocumented Immigration
International Migration
Prehistoric and Historic Variety
Premodern Migration Streams, 1500–1965
Modern Migration Streams
Impact on Resident Populations
Internal Migration: The U.S. Case
A Brief History of U.S. Interregional Migration
Current Interregional Net Migration
Effect of Population Age Composition
Determinants of Migration
From Empirical Generalizations to Theories
Migration Theories
Migration Problems and Policies
Spread of National Policies
Impact on Size and Growth Rates
Impact on the Labor Force
Impact on Social Composition
Immigration Policy: The U.S. Case
A Brief History
Recent Immigration Reforms
Summary
Exercises
Propositions for Debate
References and Suggested Readings
Careers in Demography: Douglas S. Massey
Chapter 10 – Urbanization
World Urbanization: Past, Present, and Future
Definition and Measurement
History of Urbanization
The Components of Urban Growth
Regional Urbanization Trends
City Size, Mega-Cities, and Urban Corridors
Urbanization “Problems” and Policies in the Less-Developed Regions
Governmental Concerns
Out-Migration from Rural Areas
In-Migration to the Cities
Maldistribution of Cities
Reasons for Limited Migration Policy Success
Urbanization “Problems” in the More-Developed Regions
Urbanization and Deconcentration in More-Developed Regions
Metropolitan Growth: The U.S. Case
Metropolitan “Problems”: The U.S. Case
Summary
Exercises
Propositions for Debate
References and Selected Readings
Careers in Demography: Myron P. Gutmann
Chapter 11 – Population Diversity
Demographic Terminology
Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry
Definition and Measurement in the United States
The Demography of U.S. Ethnic Groups
Relative Growth
Age and Sex Structures
Mortality, Morbidity, and Health
Fertility
Marriage
Migration
Problems and Policies
Urban Segregation
Inequities in Health
Accommodating Ethnic Immigrants
Summary
Exercises
Propositions for Debate
References and Selected Readings
Careers in Demography: Ana L. Gonzalez-Barrera
Careers in Demography: Zhenchao Qian

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