Demography in the Age of the Postmodern: 2 (New Perspectives on Anthropological and Social Demography, Series Number 2) - Hardcover

Riley, Nancy E.; McCarthy, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521826268 ISBN 13: 9780521826266

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Demography has developed into a remarkably coherent field and now stands as a firmly established discipline with strong ties to policy-making agencies. However, in recent years there has been increasing recognition within demography of the limits of existing theories and methods, particularly its absence of a strong critical tradition and its isolation from recent theoretical developments in other social sciences. In this study, Nancy Riley and James McCarthy use the lens of postmodernism to structure a critical analysis of the field of demography. Paying particular attention to the fundamental epistemologies and methodologies that currently underlie the field, they explore how postmodern perspectives might serve to energize the field and how demography could be enhanced by the introduction of insights from other social sciences. Drawing on examples of new kinds of research in demography and related fields, this is an important new book that seeks to reinvigorate the field of demography.

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About the Authors

Nancy E. Riley is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bowdoin College, Maine.

James McCarthy is Professor of Health Management and Policy, and Dean of the School of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521826268
• ISBN 13: 9780521826266
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 212