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Emphasizing their purpose of making undergraduate students better "consumers" of demographic information, the authors present a nontechnical text covering introductory issues in population science; population dynamics; population models; and applications in the field of demography, including population policy, the environment, and demographic resources. Suitable for use in a wide range of courses, including sociology, geography, economics, and related professional disciplines. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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A comprehensive book that emphasizes the major techniques, methods, and data sources of contemporary population studies.Written by a sociologist and a demographer, the book's principal aim is to improve the students' skills primarily as consumers and secondarily as producers of demographic information. One reviewer says, "The author has a pleasant style. It is the voice of knowledge combined with a gentle voice of teaching." He goes on to say of the book, "It is really unique and refreshingly original. It is comprehensive and comprehensible." -Ron Hammond, University of Utah. The book takes an applied interdisciplinary approach, emphasizing demographic resources such as software, data sets, journals, and the Internet.For anyone interested in population studies.
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