60:30507 Arriaga,
Eduardo E.; Damonte, Ana M. The elderly in Uruguay.
[Los ancianos en el Uruguay.] [1992]. 115 pp. Direccion General de
Estadistica y Censos: Montevideo, Uruguay; U.S. Bureau of the Census,
Center for International Research: Washington, D.C. In Spa.
An
analysis of demographic aging in Uruguay is presented, using data from
the 1985 census. The first part describes the characteristics of the
elderly population and the available data. The second part presents an
analysis of mortality trends by sex, age, and cause of death. The third
and final part has projections of future population
trends.
Correspondence: Direccion General de Estadistica y
Censos, Cuareim 2052, Montevideo, Uruguay. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:30508 Campion,
Edward W. The oldest old. New England Journal of
Medicine, Vol. 330, No. 25, Jun 23, 1994. 1,819-20 pp. Boston,
Massachusetts. In Eng.
The author reviews and predicts trends in
demographic aging, with a focus on those U.S. persons over 85 years of
age. He finds that "in the future, the very elderly will be a much
more heterogeneous group, with greater racial, ethnic, and economic
diversity. They will be far better educated than in previous
generations, and more of the women will have been in the work
force....They will find the traditional family sources of support
inadequate, because of declining family size, frequent divorces, and
the older age of their children, who will be approaching retirement.
The very elderly may therefore resist dependency and become more
assertive as a group in demanding that communities meet their
interrelated social and medical needs."
Correspondence: E.
W. Campion, New England Journal of Medicine, 10 Shattuck Street,
Boston, MA 02115-6094. Location: Princeton University Library
(SZ).
60:30509 Dooghe,
Gilbert. The ageing of the population in Europe:
socio-economic characteristics of the elderly population. Pub.
Order No. D/1992/5779/9. ISBN 90-5350-121-5. 1992. ix, 238 pp. Garant
Publishers: Brussels, Belgium. In Eng.
This study concerns
demographic aging in Europe and its socioeconomic consequences.
Chapter 1 describes recent population trends and the growth in the
number and proportion of the elderly. Chapter 2 examines mortality and
morbidity, focusing on the health status of the elderly. Chapter 3
examines some stereotypes of the aged and aging. Chapter 4 looks at
changing living arrangements and the impact of these trends on the
family. Chapter 5 concerns providing care for the elderly. The final
chapter reviews how the elderly can be best integrated into society by
changing society's attitude toward their employment, and by making
other changes that would affect their income, housing, and involvement
in society.
Correspondence: Garant Publishers,
Tiensesteenweg 83, 3010 Leuven-Kessel-Lo, Belgium. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30510 Durr,
Jean-Michel; Fanouillet, Jean-Christophe. France ages, but
regional differences are diminishing. [La France vieillit mais les
contrastes regionaux s'attenuent.] Economie et Statistique, No. 264,
1993-1994. 3-16, 72, 74 pp. Paris, France. In Fre. with sum. in Eng;
Spa.
Regional variations in demographic aging in France are
analyzed, using official data including the 1990 census. In addition
to these differences, the authors note a continued contrast between
rural and urban areas. However, they also note that these differences
have decreased over the past 15 years, primarily due to the migration
of those under age 50 from the north to the
south.
Correspondence: J.-M. Durr, Institut National de la
Statistique et des Etudes Economiques, Divisions Recensements de la
Population, 18 boulevard Adolphe Pinard, 75675 Paris Cedex 14, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30511 Gaymu,
Joelle. Being over 60 years old in France in 1990.
[Avoir 60 ans ou plus en France en 1990.] Population, Vol. 48, No. 6,
Nov-Dec 1993. 1,871-910 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
"After a slight
pause between 1975 and 1982...the population of France has continued to
age, largely as a result of the decline in the mortality of the
elderly....In this article the extreme heterogeneity of life styles
among the elderly (marital composition of households, housing
conditions etc.) is analyzed, together with changes in major trends
during the past decade. Among the topics considered are the increase
in the numbers of elderly couples, the decline in institutionalization
following retirement, the decline in importance of the
multi-generational household, as well as the increased isolation of the
single elderly. None of these have shown a significant trend towards
greater uniformity in different areas."
Correspondence: J.
Gaymu, Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques, 27 rue du Commandeur,
75675 Paris Cedex 14, France. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:30512 Greenhalgh,
Susan; Li, Jiali. Engendering reproductive practice in
peasant China: the political roots of the rising sex ratios at
birth. Population Council Research Division Working Paper, No. 57,
1993. 58 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
"In this paper we suggest
that growing discrimination against infant girls in rural China is best
understood with a perspective focusing on the politics of
reproduction....Such an approach views the rise in gender inequality as
a product not simply of cultural values, but, more fundamentally, of
political processes involving peasants and representatives of the
party-state....We first develop these arguments, then elaborate them
with field data from three Chinese
villages."
Correspondence: Population Council, One Dag
Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:30513 Kaszone,
Ago E.; Santha, Jozsefne. The socio-demographic situation
of Bacs-Kiskun county. [Emberkozpontu helyzetkep Bacs-Kiskun
megyerol.] Statisztikai Szemle, Vol. 72, No. 4-5, Apr-May 1994. 307-28
pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Hun. with sum. in Eng; Rus.
"The
authors...provide detailed characteristics of county Bacs-Kiskun
located in Central Hungary, on the Large Hungarian Plain. The study
[focuses on life cycles of the inhabitants,] following up from their
birth through various fields of life (education [and] school, health
care, environment, housing) to their death."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30514 Krishnan,
P.; Mahadevan, K. The elderly population in developed and
developing world: policies, problems and perspectives. ISBN
81-7018-724-9. LC 92-911287. 1992. xviii, 510 pp. B. R. Publishing:
Delhi, India. In Eng.
This is a selection of essays by various
authors on aspects of demographic aging around the world. The essays
are presented in three parts and are concerned with policy
perspectives, demographic and social characteristics of the elderly,
and problems concerning care of the elderly. The general approach is
interdisciplinary in nature.
Correspondence: B. R.
Publishing, D. K. Publishers Distributors (P), A-6 NIMRI Community
Centre, Ashok Vihar, Phase-IV, Delhi 110 052, India. Location:
Princeton University Library (PR).
60:30515 Kuroda,
Toshio. Population ageing in Asia and its economic and
social implications. Asian Population Studies Series, No. 124, Nov
1993. 155-9 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
"This paper reviews some
of the global issues of ageing, including stages of demographic
transition, the ageing process in Asian countries, the economic and
social implications of ageing, and major strategies to cope with
population ageing in Asia."
Correspondence: T. Kuroda,
Nihon University, Population Research Institute, 3-2 Misaki-cho,
1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102, Japan. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:30516 Schick,
Frank L.; Schick, Renee. Statistical handbook on aging
Americans, 1994 edition. ISBN 0-89774-721-6. LC 93-36711. 1994.
xxii, 335 pp. Oryx Press: Phoenix, Arizona. In Eng.
This is a
selection of data on aging in the United States. The data are
presented in tabular format and are based on the 1990 census and other
recent surveys. The section on demographics (pp. 1-46) has subsections
on age and sex distribution, life expectancy, race and ethnicity,
geographic distribution and mobility, and aging around the world.
Other sections have data on social characteristics, health status,
employment, economic conditions, and expenditures for the
elderly.
For the first edition, published in 1986, see 52:40657.
Correspondence: Oryx Press, 4041 North Central Avenue at
Indian School Road, Suite 700, Phoenix, AZ 85012-3397.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30517 Serow, W.;
Cowart, M. Prospective population aging in the
industrialized societies of the Pacific Rim: 1990 to 2030. Recent
Advances in Aging Science, 1993. 1,757-61 pp. Bologna, Italy. In Eng.
"This paper provides some basic data and descriptive analysis on
the relative magnitudes and paths of prospective population aging for
selected nations within the Pacific Basin. These data are intended to
be suggestive of trends and differentials in the demand for particular
varieties of health care and other types of services, which may be
expected to vary somewhat according to the age structure of a
population. The comparatively rapid pace of population aging
throughout the Pacific Basin, the inevitable consequence of the rapid
pace of both actual and prospective fertility and mortality declines,
will now necessitate a considerable and substantial reallocation of
resources over a comparatively [short time]
period."
Correspondence: W. Serow, Florida State
University, Center for the Study of Population, 659-C Bellamy Building,
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4063. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:30518 United
Kingdom. Office of Population Censuses and Surveys [OPCS]. Population
Statistics (London, England); United Kingdom. Government Actuary's
Department (London, England). Centenarians: 1991
estimates. Population Trends, No. 75, Spring 1994. 30-2 pp.
London, England. In Eng.
"This article updates previous articles in
Population Trends by giving an estimate for 1991, and the trend since
1951, of the number of centenarians living in England and Wales. The
geographical distribution of centenarians is also
examined."
Correspondence: Office of Population Censuses
and Surveys, Population Statistics, St. Catherine's House, 10 Kingsway,
London WC2B 6JP, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:30519 United
Nations. Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy
Analysis (New York, New York). Ageing and the family.
No. ST/ESA/SER.R/124, Pub. Order No. E.94.XIII.4. ISBN 92-1-151261-1.
1994. xii, 238 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
These are the
proceedings of the International Conference On Aging Populations in the
Context of the Family, held in Kitakyushu, Japan, October 15-19, 1990.
The purpose of the conference was "to identify and analyse critical
issues arising from the rapid change in family structures and the rapid
increase in the relative size of elderly populations." Topics covered
include "demographic issues, such as changes in marital status,
patterns of migration and household structure; social and economic
issues, such as the changing status and roles of the elderly, evolving
family structures and inter-family transfers of assets; issues
pertaining to family support, such as the respective roles to be played
by the family and the public sector, especially regarding public
support for family caregivers and the implications of the changing
status and roles of women; and finally, housing-related issues, such as
the effect of ageing families on housing conditions and policies and
programmes to promote family care." The geographical scope is
worldwide.
Correspondence: UN Department for Economic and
Social Information and Policy Analysis, United Nations Secretariat, New
York, NY 10017. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30520 United
Nations. Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy
Analysis (New York, New York). The ageing of Asian
populations. No. ST/ESA/SER.R/125, Pub. Order No. E.94.XIII.10.
ISBN 92-1-151267-0. 1994. ix, 144 pp. New York, New York. In Eng.
These are the proceedings of the UN Round Table on the Ageing of
Asian Populations, held in Bangkok, Thailand, May 4-6, 1992. The
report includes the conclusions and recommendations from the meeting as
well as the text of 17 background papers, most of which describe the
aging situation in individual countries of
Asia.
Correspondence: UN Department for Economic and Social
Information and Policy Analysis, United Nations, New York, NY 10017.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30521 United
Nations. Department for Economic and Social Information and Policy
Analysis. Statistical Division (New York, New York).
Demographic yearbook. Special issue: population ageing and the
situation of elderly persons. [Annuaire demographique. Edition
speciale: vieillissement de la population et situation des personnes
agees.] No. ST/ESA/STAT/SER.R/22, Pub. Order No. E/F.92.XIII.9. ISBN
92-1-051082-8. 1993. viii, 855 pp. New York, New York. In Eng; Fre.
This is the second of two volumes presenting global demographic
data for 1991. "In this volume, the focus is on population ageing and
on characteristics of the elderly population. The tables show how the
age structure of the population has changed in the process of the
demographic transition. Also presented are changes in fertility,
mortality and living arrangements over the period of forty years from
1950-1990. Characteristics of the elderly population are shown on
urban/rural residence, marital status, literacy, economic
characteristics and disability. A special section on the living
arrangements of elderly persons as developed from population censuses
complements this picture. Throughout the Yearbook data are shown by
urban/rural residence."
For the first volume, which presents general
demographic data for 1991, see 59:20865.
Correspondence:
United Nations, Publishing Division, New York, NY 10017.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30522 Warnes,
Anthony M. Cities and elderly people: recent population
and distributional trends. Urban Studies, Vol. 31, No. 4-5, May
1994. 799-816 pp. Abingdon, England. In Eng.
"This paper reviews
recent elderly population trends in the towns and metropolitan areas of
Great Britain with particular attention to changing age-group and
spatial distributions, housing amenities and long-term illness. The
principal source is the decennial population census, although some
information is drawn from a new survey of elderly people in South East
England....There are two overall objectives; to establish trends in the
relative representation of elderly people (in different age-groups) in
Britain's cities and their constituent zones; and to examine the
location and living arrangements of the oldest
age-groups."
Correspondence: A. M. Warnes, University of
Sheffield, Northern General Hospital, Department of Health Care for
Elderly People, Brearley Wing, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (UES).
60:30523 Aarssen,
Karin; de Haan, Laurens. On the maximal life span of
humans. Mathematical Population Studies, Vol. 4, No. 4, 1994.
259-81 pp. New York, New York/Yverdon, Switzerland. In Eng. with sum.
in Fre.
"Mortality data from the Netherlands are analyzed using
recently developed statistical methods in the field of extreme value
theory. It is shown that there is a finite age limit. A 95% confidence
interval for the age limit is 113-124 years. The results suggest
differences between men and women. The suggested hypotheses could be
tested on a larger data set."
Correspondence: K. Aarssen,
Erasmus University, Econometric Institute, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR
Rotterdam, Netherlands. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:30524 Kytir,
Josef; Prskawetz, Alexia. Trend of life expectancy at
retirement age--epidemiologic scenarios assuming delayed mortality for
selected causes of death. [Entwicklung der Lebenserwartung im
Rentenalter--epidemiologische Szenarien unter der Annahme "verzogerter"
Mortalitat bei ausgewahlten Todesursachen.] Zeitschrift fur
Bevolkerungswissenschaft, Vol. 19, No. 2, 1993-1994. 189-202 pp.
Wiesbaden, Germany. In Ger. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
"The present
analysis offers a prognosis of life expectancy at higher ages in
Austria for the year 2010. To estimate the gains in life expectancy,
we chose the SIMCAD (SImultaneous Multiple CAuse-Delay) method. This
model takes the epidemiologic concept of an additional 'delay' of
particular chronic-degenerative diseases into account....[We obtain]
the age- and sex-specific mortality rates which are taken as a basis
for calculating the life expectancy at higher ages for the year 2010.
While the results of the SIMCAD method vary only to a small degree from
the official forecast for those aged sixty, the similarity decreases
steadily with increasing age."
Correspondence: J. Kytir,
Osterreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Institut fur Demographie,
Hintere Zollamtsstrasse 2b, 1033 Vienna, Austria. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30525 Olshansky,
S. Jay; Carnes, Bruce A. Demographic perspectives on human
senescence. Population and Development Review, Vol. 20, No. 1, Mar
1994. 57-80, 249, 251 pp. New York, New York. In Eng. with sum. in Fre;
Spa.
"Demographic approaches to modeling and forecasting mortality
are often based on the observation of short-term trends in death
statistics and the assumption that future mortality will exhibit
patterns similar to those of the recent past. This extrapolation
method has led some demographers to conclude that life expectancy in
the not too remote future will reach 100 years. Similar predictions
follow from another demographic model that establishes a hypothetical
link between risk factor modification and changes in death rates.
These predictions are examined within the context of the observed
mortality record of the United States, and their biological
plausibility is assessed in light of evolutionary theories of
senescence. Results indicate that these demographic models lead to
mortality schedules that do not follow from the observed mortality
record and that are inconsistent with predictions of biologically based
limits to longevity. Although there is probably not a genetic program
for death, the biology of our species places inherent limits on human
longevity."
Correspondence: S. J. Olshansky, University of
Chicago, Population Research Center, 1155 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL
60637. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30526 Smith,
David W. E. Human longevity. ISBN 0-19-508313-X. LC
92-49136. 1993. ix, 175 pp. Oxford University Press: New York, New
York/Oxford, England. In Eng.
This study examines human longevity
from an interdisciplinary perspective which involves the life sciences,
medicine and pathology, and the social sciences, including demography.
Chapters are included on causes of death, the biomedical determinants
of longevity, behavioral and societal determinants of longevity, sex
differentials in mortality, the evolution of longevity, and future
prospects. "This book is written for the professional in one of the
disciplines with an interest in longevity, who wants to review what the
other disciplines have to offer, and for other readers who want a
balanced and comprehensive treatment of this important subject." The
geographical focus is primarily on the United
States.
Correspondence: Oxford University Press, 200
Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Location: Princeton
University Library (FST).
60:30527 Borjas,
George J. Immigrant skills and ethnic spillovers.
Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1994. 99-118 pp. New
York, New York/Berlin, Germany. In Eng.
"This paper investigates
the hypothesis that ethnicity has spillover effects on the human
capital accumulation process. It extends previous research by
documenting the extent to which the relative importance of parental
inputs and ethnic spillovers in the intergenerational transmission of
skills differs both within and across immigrant and U.S.-born ethnic
groups. Using data drawn from the General Social Surveys, the study
documents that the second and third generations (i.e., the children and
grandchildren of immigrants) experience relatively more rapid economic
advancement than do other generations, and that ethnic spillovers play
a stronger role in households which are at the extremes of the skill
distribution."
Correspondence: G. J. Borjas, University of
California at San Diego, Department of Economics, 9500 Gilman Drive, La
Jolla, CA 92093-0508. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:30528 Boyer,
George R.; Hatton, Timothy J.; O'Rourke, Kevin. The impact
of emigration on real wages in Ireland 1850-1914. CEPR Discussion
Paper, No. 854, Dec 1993. 48, [2] pp. Centre for Economic Policy
Research [CEPR]: London, England. In Eng.
"In this paper we
evaluate quantitatively the impact of mass emigration from Ireland
between the 1850s and the first World War on Irish real wages. We
produce new estimates for several occupations which show that, contrary
to some accounts, real wage growth in Ireland was respectable by
international standards."
Correspondence: Centre for
Economic Policy Research, 25-28 Old Burlington Street, London W1X 1LB,
England. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30529 Brown,
David L.; Hirschl, Thomas A. Structural determinants of
poverty in rural areas and central cities of the United States.
Population and Development Program Working Paper Series, No. 93.01,
[1993]. 20, [7] pp. Cornell University, Department of Rural Sociology,
Population and Development Program: Ithaca, New York. In Eng.
Data
from the 1985 Panel Study of Income Dynamics are used to examine the
impact of place of residence on the chances of household poverty in the
United States. The differences between rural and urban poverty are
discussed.
This paper was originally presented at the 1992 Annual
Meeting of the Population Association of
America.
Correspondence: Cornell University, Department of
Rural Sociology, Population and Development Program, 134 Warren Hall,
Ithaca, NY 14853-7801. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:30530
Chakrabarti, Subir; Lord, William; Rangazas, Peter.
Uncertain altruism and investment in children. American
Economic Review, Vol. 83, No. 4, Sep 1993. 994-1,002 pp. Nashville,
Tennessee. In Eng.
The authors discuss the concept of parental
uncertainty about their children's altruism, and the consequences for
investment in children's human capital. "In this paper, we show that
if parents are uncertain about their children's altruism, but are at
least sure that they will receive some support from their children,
then the unique optimal investment is...the efficient one. Uncertainty
over the exact level of the retirement gift does not alter the
conclusion of the perfect-certainty case, even when parents are
risk-averse....Alternatively, parents may not know enough about their
children's altruism to feel completely confident that some gift will be
forthcoming, regardless of the size of their investment. Under this
assumption, we show that the optimal investment must be less than the
efficient amount."
Correspondence: S. Chakrabarti, Indiana
University, Department of Economics, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
60:30531 Chenu,
Alain; Tabard, Nicole. Socio-occupational changes in
French localities, 1982-1990. [Les transformations
socioprofessionnelles du territoire francais, 1982-1990.] Population,
Vol. 48, No. 6, Nov-Dec 1993. 1,735-69 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
"Socio-occupational profiles of communes [in France] in 1990 are
compared with those in 1982. In the first part of this article, a
multi-dimensional analysis is used to identify major trends and compare
them with the situation in 1982....In the second part of the article
the usual territorial categories--regions, city/suburban, large
towns--are used to locate these trends geographically. Topics
considered are: shift of technological activities to suburban areas
and the West, and of handicrafts and service occupations towards
central areas, reductions in skilled occupations in industrial areas,
[and] clear improvements in standards of living in areas which were
already affluent in 1982."
Correspondence: A. Chenu,
Universite de Versailles/Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines, 23 rue du Refuge,
78000 Versailles, France. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:30532 Coleman,
William. The effect of population growth on income per
head and its distribution: the lessons of a neoclassical model.
Department of Economics Discussion Paper, No. 1993-02, ISBN
0-85901-536-X. Apr 1993. 33 pp. University of Tasmania, Department of
Economics: Hobart, Australia. In Eng.
"This paper expounds a simple
neoclassical model of the effect of population growth on income per
head, consumption per head, the real wage, and the rate of profit in a
closed economy in a steady state. The model predicts that in an
increase in population, growth reduces steady state income per head,
capital per head, and real wages, but increases the rate of return on
capital, and the rate of investment per
head."
Correspondence: University of Tasmania, Department
of Economics, G.P.O. Box 252C, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30533 De New,
John P.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. Native wage impacts of
foreign labor: a random effects panel analysis. Journal of
Population Economics, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1994. 177-92 pp. New York, New
York/Berlin, Germany. In Eng.
"In this paper, we explore
the...issue of how wages are affected [by foreign labor] using a vast
panel data set for West Germany....The paper provides evidence that
foreigners affect the wages of low-qualified and high-qualified
Germans. While relatively small gains are made by white collar
employees with less than 20 years experience, these are outweighed by
the larger wage reductions experienced by blue collar
employees."
Correspondence: J. P. De New, Universitat
Munchen, Ludwigstrasse 28 RG, 80539 Munich, Germany. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30534 De New,
John P.; Zimmermann, Klaus F. Native wage impacts of
foreign labour: a random effects panel analysis. CEPR Discussion
Paper, No. 851, Nov 1993. 20 pp. Centre for Economic Policy Research
[CEPR]: London, England. In Eng.
The authors analyze the impact of
immigration on native wages, with a focus on the former West Germany.
"This paper outlines the issue in a framework with two types of labour,
such that low-quality workers (natives and immigrants) are potential
complements to high-quality (native)
workers."
Correspondence: Centre for Economic Policy
Research, 25-28 Old Burlington Street, London W1X 1LB, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30535 Demery,
David; Chesher, Andrew. Education, earnings, and the
self-employment choice: a study of the male Chinese in Peninsular
Malaysia. In: Human resources in development along the
Asia-Pacific Rim, edited by Naohiro Ogawa, Gavin W. Jones, and Jeffrey
G. Williamson. 1993. 283-310 pp. Oxford University Press, South-East
Asian Publishing Unit: Singapore. In Eng.
"The objectives in this
chapter are twofold. The first is to estimate the private returns to
schooling amongst Chinese males in Peninsular Malaysia in 1983-4.
Secondly, it is to investigate the role of formal schooling in the
choice between paid employment and self-employment." Data are from a
1984 official survey.
Correspondence: D. Demery, University
of Bristol, Economics Department, Bristol BS8 1TH, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
60:30536 Duleep,
Harriet O.; Regets, Mark C. Admission criteria and
immigrant earnings profiles. Program for Research on Immigration
Policy Discussion Paper, No. PRIP-UI-30, Apr 1994. 20 pp. Urban
Institute, Program for Research on Immigration Policy: Washington, D.C.
Distributed by Urban Institute, Publications Office, P.O. Box 7273,
Dept. C, Washington, D.C. 20044. In Eng.
"This study examines the
effect of legal immigrant admissions criteria on the U.S. earnings
profiles of immigrants. In particular, we contrast the theoretical and
empirical effects on immigrant earnings of admission on the basis of
occupational skills versus kinship....We find that family-based
immigration is associated with lower entry earnings but higher earnings
growth than occupation-based immigration. The higher estimated
earnings growth is sufficient for non-occupation based immigrants to
catch up with occupationally admitted immigrants after 11 to 18 years
in the United States."
Correspondence: H. O. Duleep, 4417
Yuma Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20016. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:30537 Duleep,
Harriet O.; Regets, Mark C. Country of origin and
immigrant earnings. Program for Research on Immigration Policy
Discussion Paper, No. PRIP-IU-31, Apr 1994. 14 pp. Urban Institute,
Program for Research on Immigration Policy: Washington, D.C.
Distributed by Urban Institute, Publications Office, P.O. Box 7273,
Dept. C, Washington, D.C. 20044. In Eng.
This study examines "how
country-of-origin effects on the earnings of immigrant men change with
the number of years immigrants have been in the United States," using
the Public Use Micro Samples from the 1960, 1970, and 1980 censuses.
The authors find that "although country of origin plays a prominent
role in determining the entry-level earnings of immigrants, its
importance appears to fade with time in the United
States."
Correspondence: H. O. Duleep, 4417 Yuma Street NW,
Washington, D.C. 20016. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:30538 Dustmann,
Christian. Speaking fluency, writing fluency and earnings
of migrants. Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 7, No. 2, 1994.
133-56 pp. New York, New York/Berlin, Germany. In Eng.
"This paper
analyses the determinants of language abilities of migrant workers and
the impact of language proficiency on their earnings position. The
analysis is based on data for West Germany....It is shown that language
abilities, and especially writing proficiency, considerably improve the
earnings position of migrants."
Correspondence: C.
Dustmann, University College London, Department of Economics, London
WC1E 6BT, England. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:30539 Faini,
Riccardo. Workers remittances and the real exchange rate:
a quantitative framework. Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 7,
No. 2, 1994. 235-46 pp. New York, New York/Berlin, Germany. In Eng.
"Workers' remittances represent a sizeable component of
international trade flows in goods and services. The paper tries to
assess to what extent workers remittances are responsive to key
macroeconomic variables....Econometric estimation of a remittance
equation for a sample of five Mediterranean countries indicates that
the real exchange rate is indeed a significant determinant of
remittances."
Correspondence: R. Faini, University of
Brescia, Faculty of Economics, via Fratelli Porcellaga 21, 25121
Brescia, Italy. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30540 Franz,
Wolfgang; Oser, Ursula; Winker, Peter. A macroeconometric
disequilibrium analysis of current and future migration from Eastern
Europe into West Germany. Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 7,
No. 2, 1994. 217-34 pp. New York, New York/Berlin, Germany. In Eng.
"This paper attempts to evaluate the impact of current and future
immigration flows on major macroeconomic variables of the West German
economy. The analysis is based on a macroeconometric disequilibrium
model for the West German economy. This model is extended until 1995
and used for several simulation experiments. Special attention is
given to the notion that the effects of immigration are
regime-specific, i.e., they depend on the type of disequilibrium
prevailing on the goods and labor market."
Correspondence:
W. Franz, Centre for Economic Policy Research, 6 Duke of York Street,
London SW1Y 6LA, England. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:30541 Gang, Ira
N.; Rivera-Batiz, Francisco L. Labor market effects of
immigration in the United States and Europe: substitution vs.
complementarity. Journal of Population Economics, Vol. 7, No. 2,
1994. 157-75 pp. New York, New York/Berlin, Germany. In Eng.
"This
paper examines the impact of immigrants on the income of various groups
of resident workers in the United States and Europe. Our approach
features the use of a production technology incorporating education,
experience, and unskilled labor as inputs....We find that in both
United States and European production, education, unskilled labor and
experience are complementary inputs. Based on these results,
simulations of the impact of immigration on residents are carried out.
The absolute magnitude of these effects is found to be very
small."
Correspondence: I. N. Gang, Rutgers University,
Department of Economics, New Brunswick, NJ 08903-5055.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30542 Groenewold,
Nicolaas. The interaction of regional unemployment rates,
regional wages and inter-regional migration in Australia. CREA
Paper, No. TS-04, ISBN 0-85901-534-3. Apr 1993. 37 pp. University of
Tasmania, Centre for Regional Economic Analysis [CREA]: Hobart,
Australia. In Eng.
"This paper reports the results of the
development and estimation of a three-equation model of the interaction
of regional wages, regional unemployment rates and inter-regional
migration in Australia....The estimated model is used to address two
types of questions. The first is concerned with the existence of and
nature of steady-state differentials in regional unemployment rates and
with the question of compensating wage differentials. The second type
of question relates to dynamics and asks how quickly, if at all,
disequilibrium unemployment differentials are
eliminated."
Correspondence: University of Tasmania, Centre
for Regional Economic Analysis, G.P.O. Box 252C, Hobart, Tasmania 7001,
Australia. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30543 Juteau,
Danielle; Daviau-Guay, Jocelyne; Moallem, Minoo. Ethnic
entrepreneurship in Montreal: some preliminary results.
[L'entrepreneurship ethnique a Montreal: premiere esquisse.] Cahiers
Quebecois de Demographie, Vol. 21, No. 2, Autumn 1992. 119-45 pp.
Montreal, Canada. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
"This research
note presents a first sketch of a study we are undertaking on ethnic
entrepreneurship [in Montreal]. It details first of all our
theoretical framework and then presents some preliminary results. For
this research, we are studying various ethnic groups, those in the
majority as well as the minority. For each of them, we will analyze
the impact that immigration status, sex, the industrial sector and
urban context play on entrepreneurial activity."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30544
Kiranandana, Thienchay. Population and poverty
alleviation issues. Asian Population Studies Series, No. 124, Nov
1993. 99-104 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
The author investigates
the extent and causes of poverty in the ESCAP region, with a focus on
economic and demographic issues, suggested strategies for poverty
alleviation, provision of social services and economic opportunities
for the poor, and public provision of security schemes and
transfers.
Correspondence: T. Kiranandana, Chulalongkorn
University, Faculty of Economics, Phyathai Road, Bangkok 10330,
Thailand. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30545 Rank, Mark
R.; Hirschl, Thomas A. The link between population density
and welfare utilization. Population and Development Program
Working Paper Series, No. 93.15, [1993]. 15, [5] pp. Cornell
University, Department of Rural Sociology, Population and Development
Program: Ithaca, New York. In Eng.
"This paper explores...the
linkage between population density and participation in the social
welfare system in the United States....Longitudinal data from the Panel
Study of Income Dynamics are used to explore two objectives. First, to
test whether there is a relationship between population density and
Food Stamp utilization among eligible households. Second, to explore
the potential reasons behind such a relationship. Our findings
indicate that population density has a strong and positive impact upon
the likelihood of participating in the Food Stamp
program.
Correspondence: Cornell University, Department of
Rural Sociology, Population and Development Program, 134 Warren Hall,
Ithaca, NY 14853-7801. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:30546 United
Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
[ESCAP]. Development Planning Division (Bangkok, Thailand).
Population-poverty inter-linkages and poverty alleviation
strategies. Asian Population Studies Series, No. 124, Nov 1993.
92-8 pp. Bangkok, Thailand. In Eng.
"This paper consists of four
parts. The first part provides a brief review of progress of the
demographic transition in the ESCAP region; the second part considers
the patterns of growth and poverty in the region; the third part
examines issues with reference to...household decision-making, and the
fourth consists of a discussion of policies and strategies aimed at
limiting population growth and alleviating
poverty."
Correspondence: UN Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific, Development Planning Division, United Nations
Building, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30547 Dittgen,
Alfred. The geographic distribution and demographic
behavior of Catholics in France. [Incidence du Catholicisme en
France sur la variation geographique des comportements demographiques.]
In: International Population Conference/Congres International de la
Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 3. 1993. 61-73 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Fre.
The demographic behavior and distribution of Catholics
living in France are analyzed. Regional variations are noted, with a
focus on differentials in fertility, contraceptive usage, and induced
abortion.
Correspondence: A. Dittgen, 12 allee de la
Noisette, 93160 Noisy-le-Grand, France. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:30548 Dooghe,
Gilbert; Vanden Boer, Lut. Sheltered accommodation for
elderly people in an international perspective. NIDI/CBGS
Publication, No. 29, ISBN 90-265-1352-6. 1993. 148 pp. Swets and
Zeitlinger: Berwyn, Pennsylvania/Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng.
This is a selection of studies on the provision of sheltered
accommodation as an alternative to institutional care for the elderly
in Denmark, the Flanders region of Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden,
and the United Kingdom.
Correspondence: Swets and
Zeitlinger, Heereweg 347B, 2161 CA Lisse, Netherlands.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30549
Goldscheider, Frances; Goldscheider, Calvin.
Leaving and returning home in 20th century America. Population
Bulletin, Vol. 48, No. 4, Mar 1994. 35 pp. Population Reference Bureau:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
"Changes in the ages and reasons young
adults leave home reflect much about the era in which they reached
adulthood. Using new data from the [U.S.] National Survey of Families
and Households, the authors trace the patterns in when and why young
Americans have left home since the 1920s. In addition to comparing men
and women in eight nest-leaving cohorts of young adults, they examined
differences by ethnic group, religion, and the educational level of
parents....The authors found that today's young adults are slower to
leave home than any other generation since World War II, but they are
no more likely to return home again than their slightly older
contemporaries."
Correspondence: Population Reference
Bureau, 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 520, Washington, D.C.
20009-5728. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30550 Knodel,
John. Gender and schooling in Thailand. Population
Council Research Division Working Paper, No. 60, 1994. 60 pp.
Population Council, Research Division: New York, New York. In Eng.
"The present study focuses on Thailand and examines both trends in
educational attainment by gender and the underlying attitudes related
to educating sons and daughters." Analysis of 1990 census data
indicates that "the long-standing gender gap in educational attainment
favoring boys over girls has closed in Thailand at all levels....A more
detailed examination of parental views on gender and schooling based on
focus-group data, however, reveals that such views are far more complex
than responses to simple and direct survey questions
suggest."
Correspondence: Population Council, Research
Division, One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30551 Mason,
Andrew. Demographic change, household resources, and
schooling decisions. In: Human resources in development along the
Asia-Pacific Rim, edited by Naohiro Ogawa, Gavin W. Jones, and Jeffrey
G. Williamson. 1993. 259-82 pp. Oxford University Press, South-East
Asian Publishing Unit: Singapore. In Eng.
The author examines the
impact of the fertility decline on the educational achievement of
children using the examples of South Korea and Thailand. The
relationship between family size and household resources is examined
first. The author concludes that "South Korea's and Thailand's
experience provides considerable, if not conclusive, support for the
view that the fertility declines experienced there have increased the
resources available for investment in the human resource development of
children."
Correspondence: A. Mason, East-West Center,
East-West Population Institute, 1777 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI
96848. Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
60:30552
Rimashevskaya, Natalia. The social roles and
status of women in the USSR. In: Demographic trends and patterns
in the Soviet Union before 1991, edited by Wolfgang Lutz, Sergei
Scherbov, and Andrei Volkov. 1994. 263-76 pp. Routledge: New York, New
York/London, England; International Institute for Applied Systems
Analysis [IIASA]: Laxenburg, Austria. In Eng.
"The aim of this
study is to assess the social status of women in Russia and the other
republics of the USSR. The underlying factors of the ongoing
political, social, and economic restructuring processes are studied.
The existing social and professional mobility of spouses are analyzed,
and the theoretical and methodological base for the solution of the
so-called women's question is considered....[The authors find that]
existing traditions result in underutilization of a great intellectual
and emotional potential: there are some activities where women are
more efficient than men. On the other hand, women are highly
dissatisfied with their employment, social, and family status. Today
divorces are initiated more often by women than by men." The
consequences of gender inequality for family stability and child
rearing are assessed.
Correspondence: N. Rimashevskaya,
Russian Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Labor and Employment,
Institute for Socioeconomic Studies of Population, Leninsky Pr. 14,
117901 Moscow, Russia. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:30553 Tomka,
Miklos. Religious structure, religious reproduction.
[Felekezeti szerkezet, felekezeti reprodukcio.] Statisztikai Szemle,
Vol. 72, No. 4-5, Apr-May 1994. 329-43 pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Hun.
with sum. in Eng; Rus.
"The first part of the study shows
historical statistics: it reflects critically on statistics and
estimates of religious structure of [Hungary during] the last 40 years;
and discusses the rules of classification. The second part is an
empirical analysis. The author sums up the samples of a survey
covering a number of individuals, carried out between 1972 and
1991...[and] makes an effort to show, by various aspects, the
reproduction of sizeable religions in Hungary."
Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30554 Castonguay,
Charles. Linguistic orientation of allophones in
Montreal. [L'orientation linguistique des allophones a Montreal.]
Cahiers Quebecois de Demographie, Vol. 21, No. 2, Autumn 1992. 95-118
pp. Montreal, Canada. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
"The 1986
census shows that Montrealers whose mother tongue is neither English
nor French assimilate to English rather than French at the same rate as
[in 1971]. However, divergent trends underlie this overall stability.
While the Montreal-born prefer English even more massively than in
1971, French has progressed just as markedly among immigrants, though
there is a visible return to English among the latest
arrivals."
Correspondence: C. Castonguay, University of
Ottawa, Department of Mathematics, 550 Cumberland Street, Ottawa,
Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:30555 Chiswick,
Barry R.; Miller, Paul W. Language choice among immigrants
in a multi-lingual destination. Journal of Population Economics,
Vol. 7, No. 2, 1994. 119-31 pp. New York, New York/Berlin, Germany. In
Eng.
"This paper analyzes the choice of dominant destination
language spoken by immigrants in a multi-lingual destination. The
empirical analysis is performed for
Canada."
Correspondence: B. R. Chiswick, University of
Illinois, Department of Economics, Box 4348 University Hall, Chicago,
IL 60607-7121. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30556 Choucri,
Nazli. Minorities: demographic size and power
strategies. In: International Population Conference/Congres
International de la Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 3. 1993. 465-8
pp. International Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]:
Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
The author first analyzes the definition of
minority population. Issues relevant to minority groups, including
political power, violence against minorities, and the need for further
research on minorities, are then outlined.
Correspondence:
N. Choucri, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
02139. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30557
DellaPergola, Sergio. Demographic processes and
their impact on the identity and survival of minorities. In:
International Population Conference/Congres International de la
Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 3. 1993. 89-98 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Eng.
The author outlines the criteria needed to study
demographic trends among minority groups. He discusses the relevance
of such study and evaluates data sources and major analytical issues.
The geographical scope is worldwide.
Correspondence: S.
DellaPergola, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount Scopus Campus,
91905 Jerusalem, Israel. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:30558 Gray, Alan;
Tesfaghiorghis, Habtemariam. Aboriginal population
prospects. Journal of the Australian Population Association, Vol.
10, No. 2, Nov 1993. 81-99 pp. Canberra, Australia. In Eng.
The
authors examine data from the 1986 and 1991 Australian censuses to
assess discrepancies between the census data and past projections of
the size and structure of the Aboriginal population. They also
"comment on ways in which determinants of Aboriginal population change
are diverging from the parameters used for previous projections. We
pay particular attention to mortality prospects....We note the evidence
for under-enumeration of the Aboriginal population in particular age
groups in the 1991 Census as in previous censuses, and estimate the
size of adjustments necessary to correct for some, but not all, of
these deficiencies. The analysis shows that Aboriginal fertility
increased in the second half of the 1980s."
Correspondence:
A. Gray, Australian National University, Research School of Social
Sciences, Demography Program, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30559 Heka,
Laszlo; Szondi, Ildiko. Hungarians in the region of the
river Drava. [Magyarok a Dravaszogben.] Statisztikai Szemle, Vol.
72, No. 4-5, Apr-May 1994. 298-306 pp. Budapest, Hungary. In Hun. with
sum. in Eng; Rus.
"The study shows the number, reproduction,
regional distribution and nationality...of Hungarians living beyond the
frontiers of Hungary, namely in the region of the River Drava. The
authors provide analyses by settlement...." The countries considered
include Austria and Yugoslavia.
Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:30560 Horn,
Robert V. The validity of Australian ancestry
statistics. Journal of the Australian Population Association, Vol.
10, No. 2, Nov 1993. 119-26 pp. Canberra, Australia. In Eng.
"This
article examines the contrast between objective and subjective
perceptions of ancestry hidden in the 1986 [Australian] Census
definitions which vitiates the published results and points to the
limitations of validating uncertain collections by relating them to
cognate series. It looks at the collection of ancestry statistics as a
bold attempt at an impossible task which has yielded results that are
often inaccurate, sometimes misleading and liable to abuse in their
interpretation. It is suggested that some of the features of cultural
structure could be more reliably ascertained by small sample surveys of
perceptions and aspirations."
Correspondence: R. V. Horn,
35 Johnston Crescent, Lane Cove, NSW, Australia. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30561 Kaiser,
Robert J. Nations and homelands in Soviet Central
Asia. In: Geographic perspectives on Soviet Central Asia, edited
by Robert A. Lewis. 1992. 279-312 pp. Routledge: New York, New
York/London, England. In Eng.
The author describes the growing
importance of nationalism in the period immediately preceding the
breakup of the former Soviet Union. The geographical focus is on
Central Asia. The complex ethnic structure of the region is outlined,
and factors affecting modernization and acculturation into the Soviet
mainstream are addressed, including language, religion, cultural
identity, and intermarriage.
Location: Rutgers University
Library, New Brunswick, NJ.
60:30562 Klinger,
Andras. Statistics on ethnicity in Europe and
Hungary. [A nemzetisegi statisztika Europaban es Magyarorszagon.]
Demografia, Vol. 36, No. 4, 1993. 396-417 pp. Budapest, Hungary. In
Hun.
The author reviews the availability of data on ethnicity in
European countries during the twentieth century, with particular
attention given to Hungary and to countries with a Hungarian
minority.
Correspondence: A. Klinger, Demografia, Veres
Palne Utca 10, 1364 Budapest V, Hungary. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:30563 Kovacsics,
Jozsef. Hungarian nationality and statistical features of
Hungarian minorities (1910-1990). [Magyarorszag nemzetisegeinek es
a szomszedos allamok Magyarsaganak statisztikaja (1910-1990).] ISBN
963-215-029-5. 1994. 370 pp. Kozponti Statisztikai Hivatal: Budapest,
Hungary. In Hun. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
These are the proceedings
of an international conference on statistics concerning nationalities,
held in Budapest, Hungary, September 2-5, 1992. The first section has
three papers on nationality statistics in general. The second section
has 15 papers on Hungarian minorities living in Romania, Slovakia,
Vojvodina (Yugoslavia), Slovenia, Sub-Carpathia (Ukraine), and
Burgenland (Austria). The third section examines statistical aspects
of minority populations living in Hungary, including Germans, Slovaks,
Romanians, Croats, Slovenes, and Gypsies.
Correspondence:
Kozponti Statisztikai Hivatal, Nepszamlalas, Petrezselyem u. 7-9, 1024
Budapest, Hungary. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:30564 Latten, J.
J. Quality of life, the case of the Moroccans.
Population Statistics Reprint, No. 5, 1993. 119-35 pp. Voorburg,
Netherlands. In Eng.
"In 1984 the first survey was held among Turks
and Moroccans [in the Netherlands]....This article...concentrates on
the findings for the Moroccan population and gives an impression of its
growth and other demographic characteristics, such as the process of
family reunion and the geographical spread. Subsequently attention is
paid to the quality of their life, including aspects of employment,
income, housing, health and orientation towards the Netherlands. Most
figures refer to heads of households, some of the demographic figures
do not."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30565 Owen,
David. Ethnic minorities in Great Britain: age and gender
structure. 1991 Census Statistical Paper, No. 2, ISBN
0-948303-23-9. Feb 1993. ii, 13, 2 pp. University of Warwick, Centre
for Research in Ethnic Relations, National Ethnic Minority Data
Archive: Coventry, England. In Eng.
"This paper is the second in a
series which contrasts the characteristics of the ten major ethnic
groups distinguished by the [1991 U.K.] Census....[In particular, it]
extends the analysis of census data by focussing upon contrasts in age
and gender composition between each ethnic group....The 1980s saw
continued growth in the ethnic minority population of Great Britain,
with the most rapidly growing ethnic groups having very youthful
population structures. It is likely that these groups will continue to
grow during the 1990s, and this growth may be spatially
concentrated."
Correspondence: University of Warwick,
Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, Coventry CV4 7AL, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30566 Paisano,
Edna; Cowles, June; Carroll, Deborah; Robinson, Ann; Green,
Rosalyn. American Indian population by tribe for the
United States, regions, divisions, and states: 1990. No. 1990
CPH-L-99, Oct 1992. 43, [27] pp. U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population
Division: Washington, D.C. In Eng.
These estimates of the American
Indian population of the United States were derived from answers given
to questionnaire item number four on the 1990 census, and are based on
the concept of self-identification.
Correspondence: U.S.
Bureau of the Census, Population Division, Washington, D.C. 20233.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30567 Pandey, G.
D. Demographic characteristics of tribal and non-tribal
females--comparative study. Man in India, Vol. 74, No. 1, Mar
1994. 39-47 pp. Ranchi, India. In Eng.
"This paper aims at finding
out the socio-demographic perspective of...tribal and non-tribal
females [in India] through a concrete pattern of field survey. The data
gathered from 3,428 tribal and 2,447 non-tribal females have been
analysed to examine the trends of differences in the status enjoyed by
these women belonging to two different communities." Consideration is
given to differences in literacy, nuptiality, marriage age, age
structure, fertility, family planning, and infant
mortality.
Correspondence: G. D. Pandey, Medical College,
Regional Medical Research Centre, Jabalpur 482 003, India.
Location: Princeton University Library (PR).
60:30568 Pendakur,
Ravi. Visible minority as a redefinition of race. In:
International Population Conference/Congres International de la
Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 3. 1993. 469-82 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Eng.
"In this paper I will review the concept of race and its
relationship to that of visible minority, what it means and how it is
used. In doing so I will suggest an analytic framework for looking at
issues of 'race' or 'colour' within the context of social policy issues
in Canada. By way of example, I will use this perspective to examine a
number of issues related to [the] Employment Equity [program] in
Canada."
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30569 Pennington,
Renee; Harpending, Henry. The structure of an African
pastoralist community: demography, history, and ecology of the
Ngamiland Herero. Research Monographs on Human Population Biology,
No. 11, ISBN 0-19-852286-X. LC 93-15644. 1993. xvi, 268 pp. Clarendon
Press: Oxford, England. In Eng.
"This monograph is about the
ecology and population dynamics of a group of cattle and goat herders
in the northern Kalahari Desert of the Ngamiland District of
Botswana....Although the Herero arrived in this region less than a
century ago as destitute refugees, these staunchly traditional Bantu
speakers have established themselves as a prominent and prosperous
tribe in a pocket of the Kalahari previously occupied almost
exclusively by !Kung-speaking foragers. Their rise to economic
prominence in Botswana has been accompanied by dramatic decreases in
mortality and increases in fertility, and a resurgence of tribal
ethnicity. Our demographic data were collected [between 1987 and 1989]
through intense ethnographic interviews of over 700 Herero living in
north-western Botswana." Separate chapters are included on infant and
childhood mortality, mortality after childhood, fertility, causes of
the fertility transition, life history and marriage, and child
fostering and social parenthood.
Correspondence: Oxford
University Press, Walton Street, Oxford OX2 6DP, England.
Location: Princeton University Library (FST).
60:30570 Poston,
Dudley L. The minority nationalities of China.
Population and Development Program Working Paper Series, No. 93.14,
[1993]. 17 pp. Cornell University, Department of Rural Sociology,
Population and Development Program: Ithaca, New York. In Eng.
The
author presents "an investigation of the growth patterns of China's
ethnic minority populations during the 1982-1990 period. As a whole the
minority populations increased in size by over 35 percent between 1982
[and] 1990, while the majority Han grew by just over 10 percent. The
demographic, methodological [and] socioeconomic contexts of these
growth patterns will be investigated, drawing on data on the minority
and the Han nationalities from China's 1982 [and] 1990
censuses."
Correspondence: Cornell University, Department
of Rural Sociology, Population and Development Program, 134 Warren
Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-7801. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
60:30571 Poston,
Dudley L. The minority nationalities of China. In:
International Population Conference/Congres International de la
Population: Montreal 1993, Volume 3. 1993. 483-95 pp. International
Union for the Scientific Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium.
In Eng.
"We focus here principally on an investigation of the
growth patterns of China's ethnic minority populations during the
1982-1990 period. As a whole the minority populations increased in size
by over 35 percent between 1982 and 1990, while the majority Han grew
by just over 10 percent. The demographic, methodological and
socioeconomic contexts of these growth patterns will be investigated,
drawing on data on the minority and the Han nationalities from China's
1982 and 1990 censuses."
Correspondence: D. L. Poston,
Texas A & M University, Department of Sociology, College Station, TX
77843. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
60:30572 Robitaille,
Norbert; Bourbeau, Robert; Girard, Chantal; Tremblay, Marc.
The future of linguistic groups in Quebec: balances and
options. [L'avenir des groupes linguistiques au Quebec:
equilibres et options.] Cahiers Quebecois de Demographie, Vol. 21, No.
2, Autumn 1992. 147-61 pp. Montreal, Canada. In Fre. with sum. in Eng;
Spa.
"During the 1981-1986 period, the balance between demographic
phenomena was such that the proportion of francophones in the
population tended to increase in Quebec. In this article, we project
the 1981-1986 situation and other scenarios to see the impact of
increasing immigration on the proportion of francophones in Quebec.
The results suggest that there is an antinomy between an increase of
the total population and an increase of the proportion of francophones.
Thus, the policy of the provincial government to accept 55,000
immigrants per year would probably lead to a decrease in the proportion
of francophones in Quebec."
Correspondence: N. Robitaille,
Universite de Montreal, Departement de Demographie, Groupe de Recherche
sur la Demographie Quebecoise, C.P. 6128, Succursale A, Montreal,
Quebec H3C 3J7, Canada. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
60:30573 Termote,
Marc. Demographic behavior of linguistic groups in
Montreal. [Le comportement demographique des groupes linguistiques
a Montreal.] Cahiers Quebecois de Demographie, Vol. 21, No. 2, Autumn
1992. 77-94 pp. Montreal, Canada. In Fre. with sum. in Eng; Spa.
The author examines trends in fertility, internal migration, and
mortality among the principal linguistic groups in Montreal, Canada.
"Certain non-negligible disparities exist in demographic behaviour of
linguistic groups on the Montreal and Jesus Islands. On the other
hand, in the rest of the metropolitan Montreal area, linguistic
disparities in demographic behaviour are noticeably smaller: the three
groups have the same fertility level and the same propensity to
migrate; only differentials in mortality can be observed. The natural
growth rate of francophones on the Island of Montreal was (in
1985-1987) slightly inferior to that of the other two groups, but in
the metropolitan region it was superior. On the whole however, taking
into account internal migration, the group of francophones of the
Islands of Montreal and Jesus had the highest growth rate and the
anglophone group the lowest rate (in fact
negative)."
Correspondence: M. Termote, Institut National
de la Recherche Scientifique, 2635 boulevard Hochelage, Suite 640, C.P.
7500, Sainte-Foy, Quebec G1V 4C7, Canada. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:30574 Tolts,
Mark. Jews in the Russian Republic since the Second World
War: the dynamics of demographic erosion. In: International
Population Conference/Congres International de la Population: Montreal
1993, Volume 3. 1993. 99-111 pp. International Union for the Scientific
Study of Population [IUSSP]: Liege, Belgium. In Eng.
Demographic
patterns among Jews living in Russia are analyzed for the period since
1959. "The demographic evolution of the Jewish population of Russia is
characterized by accelerated erosion over a long period: deaths
increasingly exceeding births, dramatic aging, unbalanced sex ratios,
and more intermarriage than inmarriage. These demographic processes
were strongly linked to other external and internal social
developments."
Correspondence: M. Tolts, Hebrew University
of Jerusalem, Avraham Herman Institute of Contemporary Jewry, Division
of Jewish Demography and Statistics, Gaster Building, Mount Scopus
Campus, 91905 Jerusalem, Israel. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
60:30575 Wessels,
Coen; Beck, Jan M. Accessibility and language
characteristics in Catalonia. Tijdschrift voor Economische en
Sociale Geografie/Journal of Economic and Social Geography, Vol. 85,
No. 2, 1994. 130-40 pp. Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng.
The
relationship between isolation and language spoken is explored using
the example of the spread of Castilian Spanish in the Catalonia region
of Spain. "With the help of Geographical Information Systems and
characteristics of the road and railway networks, centrality scores for
urban municipalities and municipalities near the city of Barcelona have
been calculated. The analysis of language characteristics does not
show any significant relationship of accessibility on the one hand and
the distribution of language characteristics on the other. Instead,
Catalonia's linguistic geography is strongly linked with massive
in-migration of Castilian-speaking
minorities."
Correspondence: C. Wessels, NEXPRI, P.O. Box
80.115, 3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
