Fundamentals of Demographic Analysis: Concepts, Measures and Methods

ISBN-13: 9783319370200 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 394 str.

Gordon A. Carmichael

Recenzje

"The book is comprehensive ... thorough in its exposition, and extremely clearly written. ... His is a sturdy and readable work, to be recommended as a text or supplementary text in courses emphasizing demographic techniques, and as a handy reference for the working demographer or any serious analyst of human population." (Thomas K. Burch, Canadian Studies in Population, Vol. 44 (1-2), 2017)

"Unquestionably, this monograph is refreshing and rich in its contents and outlook. ... A major strength of this book is the depth and clarity of definitions, measures and methods applied in demographic studies. ... I found this monograph invigorating and a useful resource for postgraduate teaching and research. ... I must commend the author's efforts in systematically synthesising and explaining key demographic concepts and measures. This monograph certainly deserves a good place in the catalogue of references on demographic methods." (Sabu S. Padmadas, European Journal of Population, Vol. 32, 2016)

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Basic Sources, Concepts, Definitions and Types of Measures.- Chapter 2 Comparison: Standardization and Decomposition.- Chapter 3 The Cohort and Period Approaches to Demographic Analysis.- Chapter 4 Analysis of Mortality: The Life Table and Survival.- Chapter 5 Marriage, Marital Status and Relationships.- Chapter 6 Analysis of Fertility.- Chapter 7 Population Distribution, Urbanization and Migration.- Chapter 8 Stable Population Theory.- Chapter 9 Population Projections.