Population and demography Books

Hampshire County, Virginia, was the first county wholly in the territory that is now West Virginia. The documents contained in this carefully compiled work are therefore the earliest records of West Virginia. They consist of alphabetically arranged...

Family rethoughtDo you also sometimes worry that living together as a family is becoming increasingly difficult due to separations and taboos? And do you also wish that children did not pose a risk to your career? What family policy can reconcile our...

Der Klimawandel ist in vollem Gang und lässt durch die Erderwärmung Gletscher schmelzen und Polkappen dünner werden. Der Meeresspiegel hebt sich dadurch. Deiche müssen erhöht werden, und in Kürze müssen erste Inseln evakuiert werden. Wir können den...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Soziales System, Sozialstruktur, Klasse, Schichtung, Note: 1,3, Technische Universität Darmstadt (Institut für Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Proseminar: Sozialstrukturanalyse, Sprache: Deutsch,...

Magisterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Soziales System und Sozialstruktur, Note: 2,0, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Institut für Soziologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Es ist die Unauslöschlichkeit, die unstreitbar den Reiz...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Soziales System, Sozialstruktur, Klasse, Schichtung, Note: 1,3, Hochschule Koblenz (ehem. FH Koblenz), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In Deutschland ist der Sozialstaat in Politik, Medien und...

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2008 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Soziales System, Sozialstruktur, Klasse, Schichtung, Note: 1,0, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Für Theodor Geiger (1891-1952) war eine...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Soziales System, Sozialstruktur, Klasse, Schichtung, Note: 2,3, Universität zu Köln (Lehrstuhl für Empirische Sozial- und Wirtschaftsforschung), Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar Soziologie des...

Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census represents a unique and definitive collaboration among more than 80 leading experts on all aspects of the U.S. Census. Drawing from academia, government, and the private sector, CQ Press and the editorial board have...

In Birth-Rate and Empire, British journalist James Marchant examines the connection between birth rates and the growth and decline of empires. Marchant's analysis draws on a wide range of historical and demographic data, and his work remains an important...

Examining the way people imagine and interact in their cities, this book explores the post-cosmopolitan city. The contributors consider the effects of migration, national, and religious revivals (with their new aesthetic sensibilities), the dispositions...

EDITORS NIDI, P.O. Box 11650, 2502 AR The Hague, The Netherlands CBGS, Markiesstraat 1, 1000 Brussels, Belgium This volume is the tenth edition in the series "Population and Family in the Low Countries". It is published by the...

This book changes the way we view our everyday human landscapes by taking us on a 22-stop adventure through the heart of Flagstaff, Arizona. In Flagstaff's America Tour, the reader encounters four distinct though interacting landscape scenes: a themed...

This book delves into this almost unchartered territory, documenting the lived experiences of sex workers in Bangladesh, considering the complex realities of their day-to-day lives and the ways they negotiate their working conditions and relationships...

In the 50 years that have passed since Alfred Latka's death in 1949 his position as the father of mathematical demography has been secure. With his first demographic papers in 1907 and 1911 (the latter co­ authored with F. R...

Drawing on the interdisciplinary research projects of scholars from various social science and humanities disciplines, this book explores how African migration to Western countries after the neo-liberal economic reforms of the 1980s transformed West...

The dawn of neoliberal rationality in Africa in the 1980s coincided with a massive exodus of skilled Africans to the global North. Moving beyond the 'push and pull' framework that has dominated studies of this phenomenon, this collection instead looks at...

This large-scale comparative endeavor, complete in two volumes, reflects increasing concern with the population factor in economic and social change worldwide. Demographers, on their side, have been focusing on history. In response to this, Population in...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2006 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Soziales System, Sozialstruktur, Klasse, Schichtung, Note: 1,0, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (Institut für Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Integration und Ausgrenzung in modernen...

The economics of population has a long and controversial history as well as an exciting present. Vociferous popular debate, public policy, and population economics have unduly influenced one another: public debate and policy affect the erection of...

International migration and workers' remittances have, of late, become a significant economic and social phenomena affecting the fortunes of millions of families in the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. Yet, the measurements and...

This work from the United States Bureau of the Census provides comprehensive life tables and other statistical data for a variety of time periods and geographic regions. The information presented includes detailed explanations of the methodology used to...

The Sámi are a Northern indigenous people whose land, Sápmi, covers territory in Finland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. For the Nordic Sámi, the last decades of the twentieth century saw their indigenous rights partially recognized, a cultural and...

Destined to become a classic epidemiological study, EXPECTA- TIONS OF LIFE surveys world mortality, describing and ex- plaining the declines of mortality which have become especi- ally evident in this century.

The contributors to this book explore the current situation of North Korea in various aspects and provide policy suggestions for North Korea to become part of the international community and achieve sustainable development.Focusing on three key areas of...

Garrett Hardin, one of our leading thinkers on problems of human overpopulation, here assails the recklessness and basic ecological ignorance of economists and others who champion the idea of unbounded growth.Hardin delivers an uncompromising critique of...

The second edition of this book presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of population trends and patterns in Singapore since its foundation in 1819 to the present day. Separate chapters are devoted to population growth and distribution,...

The Population Myth reveals how the right-wing spin to population data has given rise to myths about the 'Muslim rate of growth', often used to stoke majoritarian fears of a demographic skew. The author, S.Y. Quraishi, uses facts to demolish these, and...

South Africa is an example of a relatively successful political transition. Nevertheless, the first democratic elections in 1994 did not change the systemic and structural inequalities, the socioeconomic legacies of discrimination or the alienation of...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Soziales System und Sozialstruktur, Note: 1,3, Technische Universität Chemnitz (Soziologie), Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Nach einleitenden historischen, definitorischen und systematischen Skizzen...

Examensarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Soziales System und Sozialstruktur, Note: 1,7, Helmut-Schmidt-Universität - Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Es gibt in großen Teilen der Kontinente Südamerika,...

Zwischenprüfungsarbeit aus dem Jahr 2001 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Soziales System und Sozialstruktur, Note: 2, Universität Duisburg-Essen (Soziologie), Veranstaltung: Seminar: Die Sozialstruktur der Bundesrepublik Deutschland im Kontext Europas,...

This book demonstrates diverse ways of looking at internal migrations and points to their fairly unexplored aspects. The book will not only be a source of knowledge on population movements in Poland but also an inspiration to the readers for their own...

This unprecedented and international collection sheds light on youth's hidden histories from the nineteenth century to the early twenty-first century: whether from the American Civil War, Maoist China, postcolonial Greenland, or contemporary Iran. These...

Take a closer look at the causes and consequences of population decline in Montana with this groundbreaking study by three leading experts in the field. Drawing on a wealth of data and research, the authors provide a nuanced understanding of the complex...

Y- Christian Millennial Manifesto breathes faith and hope into a generation that has been severely criticized in recent years. It outlines the strengths and weaknesses of the Millennial generation, and it presents a way forward for Christian Millennials...

The official census returns of 1790 are among the most important and dependable sources of genealogical and historical data. Unfortunately, the original census enumerations of Virginia were destroyed during the War of 1812, but in 1908, when the Bureau...

For both beginners and experienced researchers alike, the new 3rd edition of In Search of Your Canadian Roots gives common-sense tips on where to begin your research, how to work backward in time from the known to the unknown, how to test your facts and...

Provides a unique introduction to demographic problems in a familiar language. Presents a unified statistical outlook on both classical methods of demography and recent developments. Exercises are included to facilitate its...

This book examines current policy discussions around the migration-development nexus and subjects them to rigorous conceptual and empirical criticism through a transnational lens, placing the current re-discovery of migrants as agents of development...

Invoked by politicians, promoted in policy, and sought by migrants, citizenship is a crucial marker of what makes being a member of society valuable, and of what membership entails in a world of fluid boundaries. This volume explores questions of...

Features a collection of essays that analyze modern trends in world population. This book includes comprehensive discussions of population theory, analyses of population trends, and prospects in the United States and surveys of population trends in other...

Und wenn alles doch ganz anders wäre? Wenn es einen Grund gäbe, eine echte Erklärung zu dem gewaltigen, scheinbar schicksalshaften und unverrückbaren Vorgang des Geburtenrückgangs? Wenn sich hinter dem wie Unvermeidlichen ein klar erkennbarer...

Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Sociology - Social System, Social Structure, Class, Social Stratification, grade: C, Lund University (Department of Sociology), course: SIMV07, language: English, abstract: The current social security...