An Introduction to Population, International Edition - Softcover

Weeks, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111722218 ISBN 13: 9781111722210

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2011

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Paperback. Pub Date :2011-02-10 Pages: 640 Language: English Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing John R. Weeks An Introduction to Population. International Edition introduces students to population issues. concepts. and theories by encompassing the entire field of demography . including both principle and practice. From fertility and mortality rates to agricultural production and urbanization. Weeks consistently engages students through compelling writing and comprehensive explication. And with intriguing essays and online resources. Weeks text gives students their best opportunity to truly master core demographic concepts . Contents: Preface.PART I: A DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE.1. Introduction to Demography. 2. Global Population Trends.3. Demographic Perspectives.4. Demographic Data.PART II: POPULATION PROCESSES.5. The Health and Mortality Transition.6. The Fertility Transition.7....

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Preface. PART I: A DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE. 1. Introduction to Demography. 2. Global Population Trends. 3. Demographic Perspectives. 4. Demographic Data. PART II: POPULATION PROCESSES. 5. The Health and Mortality Transition. 6. The Fertility Transition. 7. The Migration Transition. PART III: POPULATION STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS. 8. The Age Transition. 9. The Urban Transition. 10. The Family and Household Transition. PART IV: USING THE DEMOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE. 11. Population and the Environment. 12. Coping with Demographic Change. Appendix: Population Data for the World, Keyed to Figured 2.1. Glossary. Bibliography. Geographic Index. Subject Index.

About the Author

John R. Weeks is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Geography and director of the International Population Center at San Diego State University. He is also Clinical Professor of Global Public Health at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, a Senior Fellow of the California Council on Science and Technology and a research associate of the Broom Center for Demography at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He holds a doctorate in Demography from the University of California, Berkeley, from which he also received a bachelor's degree in Sociology and a master's degree in Demography. After spending the first two decades of his career in Sociology (including seven years as department chair at San Diego State University), he moved into Geography. An author and co-author of numerous books, Dr. Weeks has published more than 140 papers and chapters in peer-reviewed journals and books. His research has been funded by millions of dollars in grants from private and public sources, including the Andrew Mellon Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. In 2016 Dr. Weeks was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Population Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1111722218
• ISBN 13: 9781111722210
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 640