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Title: Handbook of Population: Introduction
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Publication Year: 2005
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Abstract: The field of demography (also referred to as population studies) has evolved significantly since the mid-twentieth Century. A useful benchmark for gauging the nature andextent of change of the field is Hauser and Duncans landmark work, The Study of Population: An Inventory and Appraisal, published in 1959. The 33 chapters contained inthat volume were grouped into four sections. Part I, Demography as a Science, contained four chapters laying out the substantive, methodological, epistemological, and organizational foundations of the discipline (Hauser and Duncan 1959a, 1959b, 1959c, 1959d). Part II, Development and Current Status of Demography, offered eight chaptersportraying the origins and practice of demography in selected nations, along with an insightful overview of disciplinary history (Lorimer 1959). Part III, Elements ofDemography, included a dozen chapters covering elements of the demographic equation(structure and components of change), as well as assessments of demographic data. Finally, Part IV, Population Studies in Various Disciplines, contained seven chaptersdiscussing common interests of demography and selected disciplines, including sociology (Moore 1959), economics (Spengler 1959), and human ecology (Duncan 1959). See the Epilogue to this Handbook by Poston, Baumle, and Micklin for more discussion.
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Authors: Poston, Dudley L.; Micklin, Michael
Publisher: Plenum Publishers
Publisher Location: New York, NY
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Topics: Methodology and Data Collection, Other
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