Demography, 4 Vol. Set

This four-volume collection of over 140 original chapters covers virtually everything of interest to demographers, sociologists, and others. Over 100 authors present population subjects in ways that provoke thinking and lead to the creation of new perspectives, not just facts and equations to be memorized. The articles follow a theory-methods-applications approach and so offer a kind of "one-stop shop" that is well suited for students and professors who need non-technical summaries, such as political scientists, public affairs specialists, and others. Unlike shorter handbooks, "Demography: Analysis and Synthesis" offers a long overdue, thorough treatment of the field. Topics to be covered include: Population Dynamics and the Relationship Between Population Growth and Structure; The Determinants of Fertility; The Determinants of Mortality; The Determinants of Migration; Historical and Geographical Determinants of Population; The Effects of Population on Health, Economics, Culture, and the Environment; Population Policies; and Data Collection Methods and Teaching about Population Studies.