03145nam a22004575i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001500153072001700168072002300185072001600208100008000224245010200304250001800406264007500424300006500499336002600564337002600590338003600616347002400652490005000676505063400726520092401360650001602284650001602300650001602316650003102332650003602363650002402399710003402423773002602457776003602483776003602519776003602555830005002591856004602641978-3-031-56623-3DE-He21320251030112624.0cr nn 008mamaa240712s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830315662337 a10.1007/978-3-031-56623-32doi 4aHB848-3697 7aJHBD2bicssc 7aSOC0060002bisacsh 7aJHBD2thema1 aThomas, Richard K.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut10aDemography: An Introduction to Population Studiesh[electronic resource] /cby Richard K. Thomas.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer International Publishing :bImprint: Springer,c2024.  aXII, 297 p. 44 illus., 37 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda1 aSpringer Texts in Social Sciences,x2730-61430 aChapter 1. An Introduction to Demography -- Chapter 2. The Materials and Methods of Demography -- Chapter 3. Population Size, Distribution and Concentration -- Chapter 4. Population Composition: Biosocial Characteristics -- Chapter 5. Population Composition: Sociocultural Characteristics -- Chapter 6. Data for Demography -- Chapter 7. Demographic Processes: Fertility -- Chapter 8. Demographic Processes: Mortality -- Chapter 9. Demographic Processes: Migration -- Chapter 10. Population Change -- Chapter 11. US Population Trends -- Chapter 12. World Population Trends -- Chapter 13. Applied Demography -- Glossary -- Index. .  aThis textbook presents an overview of the field of demography from a contemporary perspective. Designed as an introductory text for undergraduates and graduates, it lays out the basic concepts, methods, and applications of the field of demography. It describes the unique characteristics of the field, reviews the basic demographic processes, and provides an overview of the analytical techniques utilized by population scientists. It emphasizes the applied nature of demography and includes a chapter on application of demography to real-world problems as well as a discussion of population policy. The text is supplemented by ample tables, graphics, and illustrations that illustrate the concepts being considered. Through including exercises as well as detailed information on the sources of demographic data, this textbook is a must have for undergraduate and graduate students in demography and population studies. 0aDemography. 0aPopulation. 0aStatistics.14aPopulation and Demography.24aStatistical Theory and Methods.24aApplied Demography.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303156622608iPrinted edition:z978303156624008iPrinted edition:z9783031566257 0aSpringer Texts in Social Sciences,x2730-614340uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56623-3