57:20685 Anson,
J. Demographic indices as social indicators.
Environment and Planning A, Vol. 23, No. 3, Mar 1991. 433-46 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"A social indicator is derived from
readily available demographic data: population age structures,
mortality rates, sex ratios, and children-women ratios (fertility). It
is suggested that an indicator based on just two of these variables can
be as reliable a measure of the physical quality of life in a
population as a multivariable indicator based directly on socioeconomic
data. Unlike multivariable indicators, which are expensive to collect,
the demographic data are readily available. Their use as social
indicators would thus offer a simple, cheap, and effective means of
monitoring the standard of living in small, geographically defined
populations and in evaluating the effects of policy interventions. The
analysis is based on Israeli towns, with use of data from the census of
1983."
Correspondence: J. Anson, Ben Gurion University of
the Negev, Department of Social Work, B4105 Beersheba, Israel.
Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
57:20686 Burke, Mary
A. Implications of an aging society. Canadian Social
Trends, No. 20, Spring 1991. 6-8 pp. Ottawa, Canada. In Eng.
The
impact of population aging on the Canadian society, particularly in
reference to social expenditures, is examined. Expenditures by major
program and age are projected to the year 2040. Data are from the
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD).
Correspondence: M. A. Burke, Canadian Social
Trends, 7th Floor, Jean Talon Building, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6,
Canada. Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
57:20687 Cai,
Wenmei; Qiu, Peiling; Zhao, Zhongwei. Problems of old
women in the process of population aging in China. In: Changing
family structure and population aging in China: a comparative
approach, edited by Zeng Yi, Zhang Chunyuan, and Peng Songjian. 1990.
330-40 pp. Peking University Press: Beijing, China. In Eng.
The
authors analyze the socioeconomic status of elderly women in China and
assess factors affecting their standard of
living.
Correspondence: W. Cai, Peking University,
Institute of Population Research, Beijing, China. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:20688 Cheung,
Fernando Chiu-hung. Implications of the one-child family
policy on the development of the welfare state in the People's Republic
of China. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, Vol. 15, No. 1,
1988. 5-25 pp. Kalamazoo, Michigan. In Eng.
The implications of a
successful implementation of the one-child policy for the development
of social welfare programs in China are considered. These will include
a rapid increase in the proportion of the elderly population. However,
the labor force will continue to grow in size for some forty years as
it absorbs the birth cohorts from the baby boom years of the 1960s.
"While the shrinkage of the young will offset part of the increasing
burden of the elderly, the government must develop [a] universal social
security system and improve occupational welfare, child care, and
higher education in the near future in order to achieve the goals of
the four modernizations as well as population
control."
Correspondence: F. C. Cheung, University of
California, Berkeley, CA 94720. Location: University of
Pennsylvania Library, Philadelphia, PA.
57:20689 Cheung,
Paul P. L. Micro-consequences of low fertility in
Singapore. Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Vol. 5, No. 4, Dec
1990. 35-46 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
"This article is an
attempt to describe and discuss some of the changes that have occurred
in both the family and the occupational structure [in Singapore from
1969 to 1989]. Its premise is that the immediate impact of fertility
decline on the socio-economic structure is largely mediated through
major changes in the roles of women and the restructuring of their life
course. The effects of such changes on the family and the occupational
structure are discussed....[The] article points to the need for the
Government to give special consideration to the needs of the unmarried
in a family-oriented society. It also highlights the importance of the
female work-force in Singapore's economy. Programmes for skill
training and career development should adjust their male-dominated
focus to take into consideration the special needs of the female
work-force."
This paper was originally presented at the 1990 Annual
Meeting of the Population Association of America (see Population Index,
Vol. 56, No. 3, Fall 1990, p. 434).
Correspondence: P. P.
L. Cheung, National University of Singapore, Department of Social Work
and Psychology, 10 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 0511.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:20690 Ivanova, T.
D. Population and social development. [Naselenie i
obshchestvennoe razvitie.] LC 89-137363. 1988. 95 pp. Akademiya Nauk
SSSR, Institut Sotsiologii: Moscow, USSR. In Rus.
This is a
collection of five articles by Soviet authors on aspects of population
and social development. Topics covered include marriage, divorce, life
expectancy, demographic aging, social mobility, and problems associated
with perestroika. The articles are based on papers presented by the
authors at the Third Soviet-French Demographic Seminar held in France
in 1988 and the Third Finnish-Soviet Demographic Seminar held in
Finland in 1986.
Location: U.S. Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
57:20691 Kim, Yun;
Byun, Yong Chan. Social services needs of the elderly and
living arrangements. In: Changing family structure and population
aging in China: a comparative approach, edited by Zeng Yi, Zhang
Chunyuan, and Peng Songjian. 1990. 388-412 pp. Peking University Press:
Beijing, China. In Eng.
"This study...[assesses] various social
services provided to the elderly who reside in northern Utah [United
States]. Particularly, the attitudes of the elderly were analyzed with
respect to the various services provided by private and public sectors,
such as transportation, legal, recreation, employment, home maker,
meals program, escort, education, income tax, [visitation], adult care,
and health care services."
Correspondence: Y. Kim, Utah
State University, Department of Sociology, Population Research
Laboratory, Logan, UT 84322. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:20692 McDonald,
P. Lynn; Wanner, Richard A. Retirement in Canada.
Perspectives on Individual and Population Aging, No. 9, ISBN
0-409-80518-1. 1990. xviii, 173 pp. Butterworths: Toronto, Canada. In
Eng.
This study is about the impact of retirement in Canada on both
the individual and society. The authors assess the effects on
retirement of recent developments at the provincial level concerning
human rights legislation, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms,
and federal public pension policy. They also review the history of
retirement in the country and explore possible future retirement
scenarios.
Correspondence: Butterworths Canada, 75 Clegg
Road, Markham, Ontario L6G 1A1, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:20693 Minkov,
Minko. Main conclusions and practical tasks in the
socio-demographic sphere. [Osnovni izvodi i prakticheski zadachi v
sotsialno-demografskata oblast.] Naselenie, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1989. 3-53
pp. Sofia, Bulgaria. In Bul. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
Demographic
considerations are explored in relation to developing a social policy
for Bulgaria. "Special attention is devoted to those areas of the
social sphere, which are connected with the reproduction and
realization of human resources, with raising the potential and
abilities of the nation, and attaining a high degree of readiness for
labour and social activities."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:20694 Suri, Kul
B. Overpopulation in India and the educational
imperative. Social Service Review, Vol. 65, No. 1, Mar 1991. 22-42
pp. Chicago, Illinois. In Eng.
The author maintains that
overpopulation is the major obstacle to socioeconomic development in
India and that the national family planning program has been
unsuccessful in resolving this problem. The factors associated with
socioeconomic development are reviewed, and the author concludes that
not only must fertility control be construed more broadly, but
educational opportunities for women have to be
expanded.
Correspondence: K. B. Suri, Delaware State
College, Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
57:20695 Tatimov, M.
B. Social development and demographic processes.
[Sotsial'naya obuslovlennost' demograficheskikh protsessov.] ISBN
5-628-00145-7. LC 89-156320. 1989. 125 pp. Izdatel'stvo Nauka
Kazakhskoi SSR: Alma-Ata, USSR. In Rus.
The relation between
demographic processes and social development in the USSR is explored.
The social factors associated with the rapid growth of population that
occurred at the beginning of the demographic transition are identified.
The author concludes that the process of demographic transition is an
inevitable stage in a population's socioeconomic development. Regional
demographic differences in the USSR, particularly in fertility, are
seen as indicators of regional differences in the rate of successful
socioeconomic development. Differences in demographic characteristics
and dynamics among ethnic groups are
discussed.
Correspondence: Nauka Kazakhskoi SSR, ul.
Puskina 111/113, 480 100 Alma-Ata, USSR. Location: U.S.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
57:20696 Thomson,
David. Population aging: a test of fairness. In:
Changing family structure and population aging in China: a comparative
approach, edited by Zeng Yi, Zhang Chunyuan, and Peng Songjian. 1990.
309-29 pp. Peking University Press: Beijing, China. In Eng.
The
author discusses the general aging of the world's populations, with an
emphasis on China. From a global perspective, he addresses the
problems inherent in an aging population, such as an increase in the
dependency burden, generational conflict, migration, and similar social
problems requiring public policy
interventions.
Correspondence: D. Thomson, Massey
University, Department of History, PO Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:20697 Van Horn,
Susan H. Women, work, and fertility, 1900-1986.
American Social Experience Series, No. 9, ISBN 0-8147-8759-2. LC
87-24018. 1988. xiv, 232 pp. New York University Press: New York, New
York/London, England. In Eng.
The author describes the revolution
in U.S. women's lives that has occurred over the course of the
twentieth century. The book is divided into three periods. "During
the first era, from 1900 to 1940, fertility rates were in decline and
work rates for married women were on the rise. An analysis of the
baby-boom era, the second distinct period, illustrates that both work
and fertility rates rose together with increased levels of productivity
for women in both of their major activities. This era is the central
focus of this book because it varies most profoundly from the earlier
and later periods. The final period, including the years after 1960,
reveals a contemporary concern with work somewhat at the expense of
motherhood." The study is based on published
sources.
Correspondence: New York University Press,
Washington Square, New York, NY 10003. Location: Population
Council Library, New York, NY.
57:20698 Villarreal,
Marcela. Status of women, education, and attitudes toward
fertility and female labor force participation among Costa Rican
adolescents. Pub. Order No. DA9001316. 1989. 268 pp. University
Microfilms International: Ann Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"This study
uses data from the NIH-NSF funded Education and Family Life
longitudinal national survey of 4,800 Costa Rican high school students,
in-depth interview materials from 286 parents and 180 students, and
projective tests carried out with 345 students from three schools to
explore the relationship between the status of women, education, and
attitudes toward fertility and female labor force participation. It
concludes that restricting the measure of the status of women to female
education and labor force participation ignores essential aspects of
status that are central to understanding its relation with fertility.
It proposes an attitudinal measure of gender inequality and shows its
importance in the determination of desired family size and attitudes
toward female employment."
This work was prepared as a doctoral
dissertation at Cornell University.
Correspondence:
University Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI
48106-1346. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A:
Humanities and Social Sciences 50(11).
57:20699 Yuan,
Fang. Support for the elderly: the Chinese way. In:
Changing family structure and population aging in China: a comparative
approach, edited by Zeng Yi, Zhang Chunyuan, and Peng Songjian. 1990.
341-58 pp. Peking University Press: Beijing, China. In Eng.
The
author outlines the history of and problems related to traditional
family support of the elderly, as well as prospects for the future.
The conclusion is that a shared responsibility of the government,
society, and the family is appropriate for China
today.
Correspondence: F. Yuan, Peking University,
Sociology Department, Beijing, China. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:20700 Blum,
Alain. Break and continuity. Soviet demography.
[Rupture et continuite. La demographie sovietique.] Annales:
Economies, Societes, Civilisations, Vol. 46, No. 1, Jan-Feb 1991.
169-87, 234-5 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng.
The
relationship between political and demographic history in Russia and
the Soviet Union over the course of the twentieth century is explored.
The author notes that although the political history seems to consist
of a series of dramatic changes, the social history of the country as
indicated by demographic indicators has more continuity. "A
dissociation then appears between a political world subject to brutal
changes and a social world which seems to develop in almost complete
independence from it. A temporal perspective allows [us] to separate
the often violent short-term effects. A geographical perspective
allows us to see the Soviet Union not as a country closed in upon
itself, but rather as a country that can only be understood by opening
the doors to much broader cultural domains. The demographic approach
thus allows for the formulation of a hypothesis: social evolution is
independent of political evolution."
Correspondence: A.
Blum, Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur,
75675 Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:20701 Boja,
Ioana. The demographic situation in Romania. Where
to? [Situatia demografica a Romaniei. Incotro?] Sociologie
Romaneasca, No. 1-2, 1990. 171-9 pp. Bucharest, Romania. In Rum.
This is the text of an interview with Vasile Ghetau on the
demographic situation of Romania at the end of the Ceausescu era. Dr.
Ghetau points out the high levels of infant mortality, declines in life
expectancy for both sexes, and continued low levels of fertility
despite vigorous pronatalist measures such as the banning of induced
abortion. He suggests that these negative trends are directly linked
to the fact that the regime's population policy violated individual
human rights; the deteriorating economic condition of the country; and
shortages of many essentials, including food, heat, medicines, and
health services generally.
Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:20702 Hosli,
Madeleine; Spillmann, Kurt R. Demography and security
policy: national aspects. Report and evaluation of the ETH conference
of December 5, 1988. [Demographie und Sicherheitspolitik:
nationale Aspekte. Bericht und Auswertung der ETH-Arbeitstagung vom 5.
Dezember 1988.] Zurcher Beitrage zur Sicherheitspolitik und
Konfliktforschung, No. 9, LC 90-131296. 1989. 71 pp. Forschungsstelle
fur Sicherheitspolitik und Konfliktanalyse, Eidgenossische Technische
Hochschule [ETH]: Zurich, Switzerland. In Ger.
This publication
contains papers and discussions from a conference on demography and
national security policy in Switzerland, held on December 5, 1988.
Topics covered include demography and security policy from a military
viewpoint, effects of demographic trends on the civil sector, optimal
population size, fertility decline and demographic aging, and internal
migration.
Correspondence: Forschungsstelle fur
Sicherheitspolitik und Konfliktanalyse, Eidgenossische Technische
Hochschule, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland. Location: U.S. Library
of Congress, Washington, D.C.
57:20703 White,
Tyrene. Postrevolutionary mobilization in China: the
one-child policy reconsidered. World Politics, Vol. 43, No. 1, Oct
1990. 53-76 pp. Baltimore, Maryland. In Eng.
"The author uses the
post-Mao Chinese experience and a case study of China's one-child
policy to argue that variant forms of mobilization have remained an
integral part of the postrevolutionary Chinese political process, as
the Deng regime attempts to rearrange the institutions and routines
characteristic of Maoist China rapidly and fundamentally, while
preserving a Leninist political order."
Location: Princeton
University Library (SF).
57:20704 Egidi,
Viviana; Golini, Antonio; Capocaccia, Riccardo; Verdecchia,
Arduino. Assessing morbidity levels from mortality
measurement: the case of cancer in Italy, 1955-1979. In:
Measurement and analysis of mortality: new approaches, edited by
Jacques Vallin, Stan D'Souza, and Alberto Palloni. 1990. 388-405 pp.
Oxford University Press: New York, New York/Oxford, England. In Eng.
"This chapter attempts to assess the morbidity levels (incidence
and prevalence) of tumours in the Italian population, and the changes
that have taken place in these levels over the period 1955-79, using
the data on tumour deaths in Italy and, where these do not exist, using
tumour survival curves based on appropriately adapted U.S. data. For
this purpose, we have used a statistical model designed and tested on
real data with satisfactory results....An attempt is made to interpret
mortality trends for all tumours in the light of (a) the estimated
tumour occurrence variation, (b) the lethality rate variation, and (c)
the variation of the average survival period after
onset."
Correspondence: V. Egidi, Universita di Roma,
Dipartimento di Scienze Demografiche, Via Nomentana 41, 0016 Rome,
Italy. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:20705
Elfindri. The physical quality of children in West
Sumatra: case studies of two rural areas. [Kualitas fisik balita
di Sumatera Barat: studi kasus di dua kecamatan.] Majalah Demografi
Indonesia/Indonesian Journal of Demography, Vol. 17, No. 34, Dec 1990.
35-50 pp. Jakarta, Indonesia. In Ind. with sum. in Eng.
The
nutritional status of children up to age five is analyzed for two rural
areas in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Differentials are attributed to
mother's educational level and knowledge of nutrition, as well as
medical and governmental interventions.
Correspondence:
Elfindri, Universitas Andalas, Pusat Studi Kependudukan, Jalan Perintis
Kemerdekaan 77, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:20706 Harvey,
Philip D. In poor countries, "self-sufficiency" can be
dangerous to your health. Studies in Family Planning, Vol. 22, No.
1, Jan-Feb 1991. 52-4 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
The author
argues against the belief that developing countries can or should be
made to pay for the cost of their own health care, particularly
preventive health care. He states that "when it comes to social
services like health programs and family planning, self-sufficiency
simply does not apply."
Correspondence: P. D. Harvey,
Population Services International, Africa Programs, 1120 19th Street
NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20036. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:20707 John, A.
Meredith. A model of HIV-1 transmission for urban areas of
Africa. Theoretical Population Biology, Vol. 39, No. 2, Apr 1991.
148-69 pp. Duluth, Minnesota. In Eng.
"A model of the transmission
dynamics of HIV-1, appropriate to urban areas of Africa, is presented
and its behaviour explored through numerical studies. The model is a
two-sex model with age-dependent demographic and behavioural
parameters. Adults are classified by age, sex, risk group, and
epidemiologic status. HIV-1 is transmitted to adults heterosexually,
and to infants and children vertically and parenterally. Numerical
studies show that, while AIDS will slow population growth, growth rates
do not become negative for reasonable parameter values. The sex and
age patterns of infection are explored, as is the potential economic
impact of changes in the sex and age composition of the
population."
Correspondence: A. M. John, Princeton
University, Office of Population Research, 21 Prospect Avenue,
Princeton, NJ 08544-2091. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
57:20708 Miller,
Jane E.; Goldman, Noreen; Moreno, Lorenzo. An evaluation
of retrospective data on birthweight and prematurity status. OPR
Working Paper Series, No. 91-3, Jan 1991. 24, [1] pp. Princeton
University, Office of Population Research [OPR]: Princeton, New Jersey.
In Eng.
"This study analyses data on birthweight and prematurity
status from a recent survey in the Dominican Republic. The principal
objective is to assess whether retrospectively collected data on these
variables are accurate indicators of what they are intended to measure.
We evaluate the data by examining distributions of birthweight and
prematurity status and patterns of mortality by these two variables,
and by comparing the resulting estimates with available data from other
sources. In addition, we examine the covariates of low birthweight and
prematurity status."
Correspondence: Princeton University,
Office of Population Research, Working Paper Series, 21 Prospect
Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08544-2091. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:20709 Miller,
Jane E. Birth intervals and perinatal health: an
investigation of three hypotheses. Family Planning Perspectives,
Vol. 23, No. 2, Mar-Apr 1991. 62-70 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"This analysis uses data from Hungary, Sweden and the United States
to investigate the factors contributing to the high health risks
observed among infants born within 12 months of the preceding birth.
Three hypotheses for poor perinatal health are explored: confounding
by prematurity, selection of high-risk mothers into short birth
intervals and maternal depletion. Results show that prematurity
accounts for the greatest share of the excess risks associated with
closely spaced births, and for virtually all of the excess risk of late
fetal death. After the confounding effects of prematurity are
controlled for, the study finds that infants conceived within a few
months of the preceding birth remain at higher-than-average risk of low
birth weight, preterm birth and neonatal death. The results suggest
that avoidance of birth intervals of less than two years could be
expected to effect a 5-10 percent decreased risk of low birth weight
and neonatal death."
Correspondence: J. E. Miller,
Princeton University, Office of Population Research, 21 Prospect
Avenue, Princeton, NJ 08544-2091. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
57:20710
Bertranpetit, J.; Cavalli-Sforza, L. L. A genetic
reconstruction of the history of the population of the Iberian
Peninsula. Annals of Human Genetics, Vol. 55, No. 1, Jan 1991.
51-67 pp. New York, New York/Cambridge, England. In Eng.
"The
genetic patterns detectable in human populations of the Iberian
Peninsula are shown by means of 'synthetic genetic maps', i.e.
geographic maps of the highest principal components (PC) of gene
frequencies. This method of analysis separates independent patterns of
the genetic landscape, which hopefully represents different, major
evolutionary events of the past. Among these are clines established by
ancient important migrations, and local differentiations of populations
due to barriers responsible for relative isolation. Only events of
some magnitude from a demographic point of view, involving populations
having initially definite genetic differences are detectable by the
method."
Correspondence: J. Bertranpetit, Universitat de
Barcelona, Facultat de Biologia, Laboratori d'Antropologia, Diagonal
645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. Location: Princeton University
Library (SZ).
57:20711 Chaventre,
Andre; Roberts, Derek F. Multidisciplinary approach of
human isolates. [Approche pluri-disciplinaire des isolats
humains.] Congres et Colloques, No. 3, ISBN 2-7332-4003-X. 1990. vii,
459, 22 pp. Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques [INED]: Paris,
France; University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Department of Human
Genetics: Newcastle upon Tyne, England. In Eng; Fre.
These are the
proceedings of the Twelfth International Congress of Anthropological
and Ethnological Sciences, held in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, July 24-31,
1988. The papers are grouped under four themes: anthropology and
molecular genetics, anthropology and population genetics, anthropology
and human sciences, and anthropology and techniques. The papers are in
either English or French.
Correspondence: Institut National
d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur, 75675 Paris Cedex 14,
France. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:20712 Danubio,
Maria E.; Coppa, Alfredo. Marital mobility in the
municipal area of Civitella del Tronto (Teramo, Abruzzo) from the XVII
century to 1979. Genus, Vol. 46, No. 1-2, Jan-Jun 1990. 57-70 pp.
Rome, Italy. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ita.
Geographic distance
between gene pools is studied by analyzing marital mobility in
Civitella del Tronto, Italy, from the early 1600s to 1979. The purpose
is to examine changes in kinship and consanguinity in the
population.
Correspondence: M. E. Danubio, Universita degli
Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Citta Universitaria, 00100 Rome, Italy.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:20713 Danubio,
Maria E.; Coppa, Alfredo. Use of isonymous marriages in
the study of consanguinity. Genus, Vol. 46, No. 1-2, Jan-Jun 1990.
39-56 pp. Rome, Italy. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Ita.
"In a
previous investigation the distribution of isonymous marriages was
traced for the last 160 years in Civitella del Tronto [Italy]. In this
report the authors test the reliability of the method, by verifying if
isonymous mates actually descend from a common ancestor. The family
menages of the three families with the highest rate of isonymous
marriages [during the period 1810-1969] were reconstructed over 10-11
generations."
Correspondence: M. E. Danubio, Universita
degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Citta Universitaria, 00100 Rome,
Italy. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:20714 Laing, Lory
M. Population dynamics of a Canadian religious isolate,
the Hutterites. 1989. University Microfilms International: Ann
Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"In this study the [Canadian] Hutterite
population dynamics are examined from the perspective of the
demographic transition model. From this perspective, changes in the
Hutterite fertility and mortality systems are studied in relation to
changes in the Hutterite cultural system, and the broader economic,
political, technological, and social systems. The data used in this
study come from a geneological data base...and from the Census of
Canada."
This work was prepared as a doctoral dissertation at the
University of Alberta (Canada).
Correspondence: University
Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI
48106-1346. Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, A:
Humanities and Social Sciences 50(11).
57:20715 Medkov,
Viktor. Quality of the population: essence, content,
criteria (an attempt at methodological analysis). [Kachestvo na
naselenieto: sastnost, sadarzhanie, kriterii (opit za metodologicheski
analiz).] Naselenie, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1989. 31-9 pp. Sofia, Bulgaria. In
Bul. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
The author discusses population quality
in Bulgaria and considers the need for the development of a research
methodology concerning population genetics.
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
57:20716 Roberts, D.
F. The biological effects of human intervention.
Bevolking en Gezin, No. 3, Dec 1990. 83-96 pp. Brussels, Belgium. In
Eng.
The author discusses human intervention in the environment,
the resulting biological changes, and their impact on population
trends. "Several types of intervention are distinguished: Primary or
deliberate--measures taken to achieve a desired aim; [and] secondary or
incidental--arising in the course of other actions. Both interventions
may be quantitative or qualitative. An example of the primary type is
recent control of fertility in China. A secondary intervention is
illustrated by the demographic situation in England during the last
century. The third example, measles control in the Gambia, shows the
difficulties of implementing a deliberate programme and the need to
include additional measures to influence...other factors." These three
examples illustrate both the impact of such interventions on the human
gene pool and the difficulty of measuring such
changes.
Correspondence: D. F. Roberts, University of
Newcastle upon Tyne, 19 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA,
England. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
