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Population and Society is an undergraduate introduction to population that explains the latest trends in population studies. The text provides a detailed and completely accessible overview that: - situates demographic events - fertility, mortality and migration - within the context of broader social impacts and theorisations, like social inequalities, individualisation and life course analysis;
- uses global illustrative examples to demonstrate the importance of data and data interpretation in population studies;
- is illustrated throughout with pedagogic features, like chapter opening summaries, suggestions for further readings, case study examples and a full index.
This text will be widely used as the standard and most up-to-date text on population and society for courses in the social sciences.
Population and Society is an undergraduate introduction to population that explains the latest trends in population studies. The text provides a detailed and completely accessible overview that: - situates demographic events - fertility, mortality and migration - within the context of broader social impacts and theorisations, like social inequalities, individualisation and life course analysis;
- uses global illustrative examples to demonstrate the importance of data and data interpretation in population studies;
- is illustrated throughout with pedagogic features, like chapter opening summaries, suggestions for further readings, case study examples and a full index.
This text will be widely used as the standard and most up-to-date text on population and society for courses in the social sciences.
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