Population : an introduction to concepts and issues / John R. Weeks.
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TextPublication details: Boston : Cengage Learning, c.2016.Edition: 12th edDescription: xxv, 580 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781305094505
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
A demographic perspective -- Introduction to demography -- Global population trends -- Demographic perspectives -- Demographic data -- Population processes -- The heath and mortality transition -- The fertility transition -- The migration transition -- Population structure and characteristics -- The age transition -- The urban transition -- The family and household transition -- Using the demographic perspective -- Population and sustainability -- What lies ahead?
This text presents the basic demographic concepts and related population growth topics. Each chapter features a short essay on the social impact of a particular population concept. The political implications of population issues and Third World problems are also discussed.
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