An Introduction to Population: Second Edition - Softcover

Daugherty, Helen Ginn; Kammeyer, Kenneth C. W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898625998 ISBN 13: 9780898625998

Publisher: Guilford Press, 1995

Synopsis

An ideal introduction to the study of population, this highly accessible textbook outlines the fundamental concepts and measurement techniques of demography.

Assuming the reader has no prior knowledge, the book begins by defining key terms and presenting a brief overview of the topic. Subsequent chapters trace demography from its early beginnings to the present and examine different ways to study population, such as by sociological, economic, political, or psychological variables. Important issues in fertility, mortality, and migration are addressed, including a unique classification of occupations by how likely or unlikely they cause migration. The book concludes with an exploration of relevant political policies in the United States and around the world.

About this title

About the Author

Helen Ginn Daugherty is Professor of Sociology at St. Mary's College in Maryland, where she teaches population studies as well as courses in gender issues, inequality, and minorities.

Kenneth C. W. Kammeyer, Professor of Sociology at the University of Maryland, previously served on the faculties of the University of California, Davis, and the University of Kansas. Coauthor of an introductory sociology text, he has written or edited a number of books on population, marriage, and the family.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898625998
• ISBN 13: 9780898625998
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 343