59:10001 Buttler,
Gunter; Heilig, Gerhard; Schmitt-Rink, Gerhard. Acta
demographica 1992. ISBN 3-7908-0566-1. 1992. 252 pp.
Physica-Verlag: Heidelberg, Germany. In Eng; Ger.
This is a
collection of 15 papers by various authors on topics in demography,
including women's status, historical mortality trends, and the
classification of countries by development stage. The geographical
scope is worldwide. Six of the papers are in English, and the rest are
in German.
Selected items will be cited in this or subsequent issues
of Population Index.
Correspondence: Physica-Verlag,
Tiergartenstrasse 17, D-6900 Heidelberg 1, Germany. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10002 Jean,
Francois. Populations in danger. ISBN 0-86196-392-X.
1992. 154 pp. John Libbey: London, England; Medecins Sans Frontieres:
Brussels, Belgium. In Eng.
This is a global review, translated from
the original French, of a number of crisis spots where populations are
in particular danger of early death. It is based on the experiences of
those working for the international organization for emergency medical
aid, Medecins Sans Frontieres. Part One consists of nine regional
reviews of major problem areas. Part Two contains eight separate
studies on crisis trends involving armed conflicts, refugees, famines,
epidemics, and humanitarian assistance; the final study of these eight
examines myths and realities concerning the population
explosion.
Correspondence: John Libbey, 13 Smiths Yard,
Summerley Street, London SW18 4HR, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10003 De Wit,
Margaret L. Sex differences in the participation,
occupations and research interests of current members of the Canadian
Population Society, 1990. Canadian Studies in Population, Vol. 19,
No. 2, 1992. 217-32 pp. Edmonton, Canada. In Eng.
"Using data from
the 1990 CPS Membership Directory, this report provides a profile of
women's representation in the discipline of demography. A number of
basic characteristics are considered in developing this profile,
including women's participation in the field of demography; their
distribution between full-time studies and the paid work force; their
employment in academic versus non-academic sectors; and the types of
research undertaken, all compared to the representation of their male
counterparts in the CPS."
Correspondence: M. L. De Wit,
University of Western Ontario, Department of Sociology, London, Ontario
N6A 5C2, Canada. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10004 Kvasha,
A. Demographic analysis and society.
[Demograficheskii analiz i obshchestvo.] Vestnik Statistiki, No. 8,
1992. 19-23 pp. Moscow, Russia. In Rus.
The author discusses the
science of demography and its place in Soviet society, and suggests
that its importance has been underestimated in Soviet scientific
research establishments. Furthermore, it is found that a simplistic
approach to demographic issues remains a problem and that the
methodology and analytical techniques needed to study complex
demographic issues are still lacking in Russia. The need to improve
the quality of demographic studies is stressed, particularly in the
areas of regional, economic, theoretical, and political
demography.
Correspondence: A. Kvasha, Moscow State
University, Leninskie Gory, 117234 Moscow, Russia. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10005 McDaniel,
Susan A. Alice in demographyland: how it looks from the
other side of the looking glass. Canadian Studies in Population,
Vol. 19, No. 2, 1992. 233-9 pp. Edmonton, Canada. In Eng.
"In this
paper, a glimpse of some of the challenges posed to academic women
demographers is offered. As the title of the paper suggests, 'Alice's'
look from the other side of the looking glass may not be every woman's,
but hopefully in sharing reflections on (1) challenges to women in
academia generally, and (2) the gender challenge to demography in
particular, the door can be opened for further discussion, research and
change." The geographical focus is on
Canada.
Correspondence: S. A. McDaniel, University of
Alberta, Department of Sociology, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H4, Canada.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10006 McNamara,
Robert S. The population explosion. Futurist, Vol.
26, No. 6, Nov-Dec 1992. 9-13 pp. Bethesda, Maryland. In Eng.
The
author summarizes arguments concerning the negative effects of
continuing rapid rates of population growth around the
world.
Correspondence: R. S. McNamara, 1455 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20004. Location: Princeton
University Library (PR).
59:10007 McNicoll,
Geoffrey. The agenda of population studies: a commentary
and complaint. Population Council Research Division Working Paper,
No. 42, 1992. 36 pp. Population Council, Research Division: New York,
New York. In Eng.
The author critiques current trends in population
research. "Increasing technical sophistication in the analysis of
population processes has been accompanied by an apparent lessening of
interest by demographers in the larger related questions of social and
behavioral change. It is argued that population studies contributes
little to any cumulative social scientific enterprise and often fails
to draw on potentially relevant advances in neighboring fields. With
global demographic transition seen to be well underway, population
studies has been content with a policy role marked chiefly by close
attentiveness to existing antinatalist program operations....Population
studies' agenda in theory, policy thinking, and even technical analysis
should be based on a much wider-angled view of the
future."
Correspondence: Population Council, Research
Division, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10008 Poursin,
Jean-Marie. French demographic research: the turning
point. [La recherche demographique francaise: le tournant.]
Esprit, No. 178, Jan 1992. 5-29 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
Some
current trends in demographic research in France are reviewed. The
author notes that much of the officially sponsored research has been
pro-natalist in nature, due to concern about the decline in French
fertility. He suggests that future research should try to avoid this
bias, particularly with regard to the study of demographic trends in
developing countries. Some attention is given to the debate emanating
from the critique by Herve le Bras of the research program at
INED.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
59:10009 Wargon,
Sylvia T. Women in demography in Canada: the 1940's to
the late 1960's. Canadian Studies in Population, Vol. 19, No. 2,
1992. 181-215 pp. Edmonton, Canada. In Eng. with sum. in Fre.
"This
paper summarizes some of the activities and work of a number of women
who were involved in demography in Canada in the 1940's, the 1950's and
the 1960's. Selection was based simply on documented work, or
employment experience, or both, with a central focus on demographic and
population concerns. Of those included, only a few were 'super stars'.
Some made only 'one-time' contributions, rather than devoting life-time
careers to demography. All are included on the strength of certain
activities, initiatives or accomplishments that laid foundations on
which others were subsequently able to
build."
Correspondence: S. T. Wargon, Statistics Canada,
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0T6, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:10010
Feichtinger, Gustav; Prskawetz, Alexia. Irregular
fluctuations in nonlinear demographic processes. [Seltsames
Verhalten nichtlinearer demographischer Prozesse.] In: Acta
demographica 1992, edited by Gunter Buttler, Gerhard Heilig, and
Gerhard Schmitt-Rink. 1992. 131-56 pp. Physica-Verlag: Heidelberg,
Germany. In Ger. with sum. in Eng.
"Periodic oscillations and
irregular fluctuations play an increasing role in modeling the dynamics
of human populations. The present paper shows how the theory of
nonlinear--especially chaotic--dynamical systems may be applied in
demography. In particular, some mechanisms are discussed which may
imply chaotic trajectories. Moreover, numerical tools based on
nonlinear theory are introduced. Using these techniques a periodic
time series can be classified. In particular one can test whether the
irregular behaviour of certain time series is caused by chaotic or
stochastic dynamics. A nonlinear Leslie-Model is used to demonstrate
these techniques."
Correspondence: G. Feichtinger, Akademie
der Wissenchaften, Institut fur Demographie Osterreichischen, Hintere
Zollamtstrasse 2b, A-1040 Vienna, Austria. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:10011 Hodgson,
Dennis. Ideological currents and the interpretation of
demographic trends: the case of Francis Amasa Walker. Journal of
the History of the Behavioral Sciences, Vol. 28, No. 1, Jan 1992. 28-44
pp. Brandon, Vermont. In Eng.
"Late nineteenth-century influences
on American population thought are highlighted by focusing on Francis
Amasa Walker's theory of...American fertility decline [among the
native-born]. Malthusianism, Darwinism, and racism combined to produce
a new biological Malthusianism that identified a population calamity
more harmful than overpopulation--biological deterioration....This
essay focuses on a theory Walker developed...in 1891 [when] he
explained the native American's small family size: the influx of
'inferior' immigrants willing to work for low wages heightened
competition, and made the native 'unwilling to bring sons and daughters
into the world'....Because Walker's theory offered an explanation of a
widely known demographic trend, it was both of great policy import and
amenable to empirical scrutiny. Its acceptance by many American social
scientists without such scrutiny, however, illustrates the power of
race and class to subvert the scientific
method."
Correspondence: D. Hodgson, Fairfield University,
Department of Sociology, Fairfield, CT 06430-7524. Location:
Princeton University Library (SW).
59:10012 Jamieson,
J. W. Malthus revisited. Mankind Quarterly, Vol. 32,
No. 4, Summer 1992. 421-35 pp. Washington, D.C. In Eng.
This is a
philosophical overview of the ethical issues surrounding global
population growth and population control. The focus is on the need to
avoid "a return to a Malthusian scenario" by enacting strict population
control measures.
Correspondence: J. W. Jamieson, Institute
for the Study of Man, Washington, D.C. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:10013 Maitra,
Priyatosh. The demographic effects of technological change
and capitalist transformation--a re-interpretation of the demographic
transition theory. Artha Vijnana, Vol. 34, No. 2, Jun 1992. 125-54
pp. Pune, India. In Eng.
"The paper re-examines the Demographic
Transition Model using the experience of the demographic effects of
technological change introduced in the Third World. In this context
the two phases of technological change--extensive and intensive--are
analysed with their effects on the demand for labour and the consequent
effects on the fertility rate. This is studied using the cases of [the
United Kingdom and India]."
Correspondence: P. Maitra,
University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10014 Marschalck,
Peter. Continuity and change in population science and
political thought in Germany over the past two hundred years.
[Kontinuitaten und Bruche im bevolkerungswissenschaftlichen und
bevolkerungspolitischen Denken in Deutschland wahrend der letzten zwei
Jahrhunderte.] In: Acta demographica 1992, edited by Gunter Buttler,
Gerhard Heilig, and Gerhard Schmitt-Rink. 1992. 117-30 pp.
Physica-Verlag: Heidelberg, Germany. In Ger.
This is a review of
trends in population theory and related political thought in Germany
over the past two centuries. Consideration is given to the effects of
natural and regional demographic differences, socioeconomic factors,
and Malthusianism. Changes in the definitions of terms are also
described.
Correspondence: P. Marschalck, Auf dem
Bohnenkamp 79, D-2800 Bremen 1, Germany. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:10015 Sharma, A.
K. The Gandhian theory of population: relevance and
implications. Journal of Family Welfare, Vol. 37, No. 4, Dec 1991.
32-45 pp. Bombay, India. In Eng.
The author reviews Gandhi's
theories on population growth and control in India and compares them
with Western demographic theories. The focus is on how Indian culture
and philosophy shaped Gandhi's outlook. "While Malthusian theory
focuses on the consequences of population growth and Marxian theory
focuses on the causes of 'surplus' population, Gandhian theory stresses
the relationship between the method of population control and the
'correct' political action."
Correspondence: A. K. Sharma,
Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Humanities and Social
Sciences, Kanpur 208 016, India. Location: Population Council
Library, New York, NY.
59:10016 Steshenko,
V. S. Some theoretical problems in the development of
demo-economic studies. [Nekotorye problemy razvitiya
demoekonomicheskikh issledovanii.] Demograficheskie Issledovaniya, Vol.
15, 1991. 14-24 pp. Kiev, USSR. In Rus. with sum. in Eng.
The
author analyzes the state of current demographic research and discusses
the importance of including economic theory in the formulation of
demographic theory.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
59:10017 Tsankov,
Tsanko. Some considerations regarding the subject of
demography. [Nyakoi saobrazheniya otnosno predmeta na
demografiyata.] Naselenie, No. 5, 1992. 75-84 pp. Sofia, Bulgaria. In
Bul. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
Some definitions of demography and
demographic phenomena are offered.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
59:10018 Frey,
William H. Investigating social and demographic change in
America: an introductory social demography course. Overview and data
sets. Population Studies Center Research Report, No. 92-251, Aug
1992. 31 pp. University of Michigan, Population Studies Center: Ann
Arbor, Michigan. In Eng.
"This project develops an undergraduate
course which introduces college students to major social, economic, and
political influences that have affected the demographic structure of
the national population over the past four decades. The course permits
students, working in small teams, to investigate the ways in which
changes in race relations, family living arrangements, the status of
women, and the nation's industrial structure affect particular birth
cohorts, population subgroups, and geographic areas." The geographical
focus is on the United States.
Correspondence: University
of Michigan, Population Studies Center, 1225 South University Avenue,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
59:10019 Ocon
Abaunza, Jaime. Elemental concepts of demographic
techniques. [Conceptos elementales de tecnicas demograficas.] Jul
1990. 278 pp. Centro para la Promocion, Investigacion y el Desarrollo
Rural y Social [CIPRES]: Managua, Nicaragua. In Spa.
This is an
introductory textbook to the study of demography. Chapters are included
on the discipline itself, data sources and collection methods, units of
measurement, spatial distribution, population characteristics including
age and sex structure, mortality indexes, fertility, migration, and
population estimation and projection. Data used in the examples are
from Nicaragua.
Correspondence: Centro para la Promocion,
Investigacion y el Desarrollo Rural y Social, Managua, Nicaragua.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
59:10020 Santini,
Antonio. Demographic analysis. [Analisi demografica.]
Orientamenti del Sapere Contemporaneo, No. 7 and 8, ISBN 88-221-1134-6.
1992. ix, 422; 176 pp. La Nuova Italia: Florence, Italy. In Ita.
The theoretical bases and methodologies of demographic analysis are
presented in this textbook. The first part of the first volume
includes sections on cohort and period analysis. The second part looks
at progress toward negative events (such as mortality), the progress of
a series of succeeding events, and the development of a series of
linked events. The second volume contains exercises that illustrate
these concepts. The geographical focus is on
Italy.
Correspondence: La Nuova Italia, Via Codignola,
50018 Casellina di Scandicci, Florence, Italy. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
