| Description |
xiii, 917 pages : illustrations, maps. ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies. |
| Contents |
Introduction to the study of demography -- Population change and its components -- The growth of the world's population and the theory of demographic regulation -- The raw materials of demographics research -- Basic demographic methodology -- Population growth in the United States -- Population composition: The demographic variable -- Population composition: Ethnic and social characteristics -- Economic characteristics: The economically active population -- Occupational and industrial compostition of the work force -- Marital status -- Families, households, and housing conditions -- Economic status and income -- Socioeconomic achievement: A system for measuring social status and social mobility -- Population distribution and the urban-rural residence -- Demographic aspects of mortality -- Marriage and marital dissolution -- Human natality --Migration: Internal and international -- The world movement toward fertility control -- Reproduction and forecasts of future population growth. |
| Subject |
Demography.
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Demography.
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Population.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Bogue, Donald Joseph, 1918- Principles of demography. New York, Wiley [1969] (OCoLC)581577727 |
| ISBN |
0471086207 |
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9780471086208 |
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