Works of a general and comprehensive nature. Studies that are limited to well-defined problems of demography are cited under the relevant topic and are cross-referenced to this division, if appropriate.
Comprehensive, book-length surveys of the present status of demography and its principal branches, including the historical development of these studies, analytical studies of demography as a whole, and global population studies.
64:40001 Botella Llusiá, José;
del Campo Urbano, Salustiano. The population explosion and
the control of fertility. [La explosión demográfica
y la regulación de la natalidad.] ISBN 84-7738-508-4. LC
97-200602. 1997. 223 pp. Editorial Síntesis: Madrid, Spain. In
Spa.
This is a multidisciplinary work on aspects of population
growth and family planning. The 17 papers by various authors, mostly
from universities in Madrid, Spain, are divided into four parts, which
deal with the population explosion, its political and economic effects,
contraception, and ethical aspects of fertility control.
Selected
items will be cited in this or subsequent issues of Population
Index.
Correspondence: Editorial Síntesis,
Vallehermoso 34, 28015 Madrid, Spain. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
64:40002 Rostow, Walt W. The
great population spike and after: reflections on the 21st century.
ISBN 0-19-511691-7. LC 97-13913. 1998. x, 228 pp. Oxford University
Press: New York, New York/Oxford, England. In Eng.
This book
presents an extended essay on some aspects of the forthcoming
twenty-first century. There are three main themes: the implications of
the fall in the birth rate in the developing world, excluding Africa,
which has been more rapid than was expected; the nature of the
post-Cold War world and the role of the United States; and the urban
problems in the United States. The author concludes that the political
economy of the United States in the next century will be dominated by
three major concerns: the need to deal with resource constraints, such
as water and environmental pollution; the need to expand the work force
by extending the working age, providing more training, reducing
unemployment, and developing a pronatalist policy; and the need for
greater investment to care for the elderly.
Correspondence:
Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40003 Simon, Julian L. The
economics of population: classic writings. ISBN 1-56000-307-3. LC
97-31565. 1998. xxiii, 225 pp. Transaction Publishers: New Brunswick,
New Jersey/London, England. In Eng.
This book presents a selection
of classical writings on population economics. The 27 contributions
range from the early classics such as Graunt, Petty, Godwin, Malthus,
and Ricardo up to such twentieth-century writers as
Keynes.
Correspondence: Transaction Publishers, Rutgers
University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
64:40004 Teitelbaum, Michael S.; Winter,
Jay. A question of numbers: high migration, low fertility,
and the politics of national identity. ISBN 0-8090-7781-7. LC
97-38931. 1998. ix, 290 pp. Hill and Wang: New York, New York. In Eng.
The case is made that, since the 1960s, "volatile
international migrations to and within North America and Europe,
coupled with very low or rapidly falling fertility rates, have altered
the social texture of many nations and are transforming their
politics." The authors explore the origins and implications of
these changes in the United States, Canada, and six European countries,
and note that each country has assessed the dangers or meanings of
lower fertility and increased immigration differently. They argue that
these issues need to be debated within the political mainstream and not
left to alarmists and demagogues, and that "only by understanding
these demographics can we arrive at a politics of nationhood that
treats people decently and generously."
Correspondence:
Hill and Wang, A Division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 19 Union
Square West, New York, NY 10003. Location: Population Council
Library, New York, NY.
Short (fewer than 100 pages), general works on population and global population studies. Items on activities of research institutions in demography are also included.
64:40005 Botella Llusiá,
José. Biological aspects of the population
explosion. [Aspectos biológicos de la explosión
demográfica.] In: La explosión demográfica y la
regulación de la natalidad, edited by José Botella
Llusiá and Salustiano del Campo Urbano. 1997. 19-28 pp.
Editorial Síntesis: Madrid, Spain. In Spa.
The global
population explosion is examined from a biological perspective. The
author notes that recent UN data indicate that the rate of global
population growth is slowing down, and that the human experience is
therefore likely to mirror that of experimental biological populations,
which tend to stabilize at different levels depending on the resources
available. The example of Mauritius is used to illustrate that human
populations can achieve levels of relative stability following a
demographic transition. The author makes the case that in attempting to
control fertility through contraception, people are using their
intelligence to follow a natural process, rather than interfering with
natural fertility by artificial means.
Correspondence: J.
Botella Llusiá, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad
Universitaria, 28040 Madrid, Spain. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
64:40006 Bräuninger, Bettina; Lange,
Andreas; Lüscher, Kurt. "Burden of age" and
"war between generations"? Relations between generations in
current non-fiction books. ["Alterslast" und "Krieg
zwischen den Generationen"? Generationenbeziehungen in aktuellen
Sachbuchtexten.] Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft,
Vol. 23, No. 1, 1998. 3-17 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany. In Ger. with sum. in
Eng; Fre.
"At the present time--as in past phases of social
upheaval--the relationships between generations are receiving a high
degree of attention. There are even predictions of a `War of the
Generations'. Well-known authors of non-fiction books are using these
metaphors, referring largely to demographic data. This dramatisation is
also being taken up by the press. With a method that is described as a
`rhetorically accentuated analysis of contents and discourse', this
article presents the specific lines of argumentation of three
widely-sold non-fiction books...and elaborates the inherent dynamics
that are characteristic of this type of book. This contrasts with the
reticence found in sociological texts. This comparison points out the
difficulties of social time diagnoses and the special importance of
demographic facts, as well as the necessity of their interpretation by
experts."
Correspondence: A. Lange, Universität
Konstanz, Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät,
Universitätsstraße 10, 7750 Konstanz 1, Germany.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40007 Brown, Lester R.; Gardner, Gary;
Halweil, Brian. Beyond Malthus: sixteen dimensions of the
population problem. Worldwatch Paper, No. 143, ISBN 1-878071-45-9.
LC 98-061216. Sep 1998. 89 pp. Worldwatch Institute: Washington, D.C.
In Eng.
"This study looks at 16 dimensions or effects of
population growth in order to gain a better perspective on how future
population trends are likely to affect the human prospect. The evidence
gathered here indicates that the rapid population growth prevailing in
a majority of the world's countries is not going to continue much
longer. Either countries will get their act together, shifting quickly
to smaller families, or death rates will rise from one or more
[stresses such as AIDS, ethnic conflicts, or water shortages]."
The sixteen topics are grain production, fresh water, biodiversity,
climate change, oceanic fish catch, jobs, cropland, forests, housing,
energy, urbanization, natural recreation areas, education, waste, meat
production, and income.
Correspondence: Worldwatch
Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20036-1904.
Location: Population Council Library, New York, NY.
64:40008 del Campo Urbano,
Salustiano. The demographic transition and the components
of growth. [Transición demográfica y componentes del
crecimiento.] In: La explosión demográfica y la
regulación de la natalidad, edited by José Botella
Llusiá and Salustiano del Campo Urbano. 1997. 29-44 pp.
Editorial Síntesis: Madrid, Spain. In Spa.
A general
analysis of the factors affecting the growth of the world's population
is presented, with particular attention given to regional differences.
There are separate sections on the determinants of fertility and the
determinants of mortality. A final section examines the consequences of
the demographic transition and of the emergence of regions with stable
populations.
Correspondence: S. del Campo Urbano,
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria, 28040 Madrid,
Spain. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40009 Höhn, Charlotte.
The demographer Karl Schwarz--a homage on the occasion of his 80th
birthday: the example of the development of births in Germany.
[Der Demograph Karl Schwarz--eine Würdigung aus Anlaß seines
80. Geburtstags am Beispiel der Geburtenentwicklung in Deutschland.]
Zeitschrift für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, Vol. 22, No. 2-3,
1997. 159-94 pp. Wiesbaden, Germany. In Ger. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
The author presents an appreciation of the achievements of the
demographer Karl Schwarz. "We would like to demonstrate his
tremendous contribution to demographic [analysis] by specifically using
the example of the birth rate in Germany. We must thank him for the
compilation of relevant data that is quoted everywhere today, and will
be quoted everywhere in the future, for total fertility rates by
periods and cohorts since 1871, for the number of children of birth and
marriage cohorts, for the replacement level of the population, and for
the importance of marriage for fertility
trends."
Correspondence: C. Höhn, Bundesinstitut
für Bevölkerungsforschung, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4, Postfach
5528, 65180 Wiesbaden, Germany. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
64:40010 Langford, Chris. The
Eugenics Society and the development of demography in Britain: the
International Population Union, the British Population Society and the
Population Investigation Committee. In: Essays in the history of
eugenics, edited by Robert A. Peel. ISBN 0-9504066-3-5. 1998. 81-111
pp. Galton Institute: London, England. In Eng.
"The main
object here is to trace the development of demography in Britain--or at
least certain aspects of this development--especially in the 1930s and
1940s, through the activities of the IPU [International Population
Union], the BPS [British Population Society] and the PIC [Population
Investigation Committee], and to consider the possible influence of the
Eugenics Society in this development."
Correspondence:
C. Langford, London School of Economics and Political Science,
Houghton Street, Aldwych, London WC2A 2AE, England. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40011 Münz, Rainer; Ulrich,
Ralf. Population trends in north and south: dynamics,
problems, ecological consequences. [Bevölkerungsentwicklung
in Nord und Süd--Dynamik, Probleme, Konsequenzen für das
Ökosystem.] In: Dimensionen 2000: Umwelt, Friede und Entwicklung,
edited by Andreas Liebmann and Werner Amon. 1997. 59-93 pp. Holzhausen:
Vienna, Austria. In Ger.
This report summarizes global population
trends and assesses their possible consequences. There are sections on
the history of population growth, the demographic transition in theory
and practice, rising life expectancy and its consequences, fertility
decline to replacement levels, standard of living, natural resources,
urbanization, population policy and family planning, and demographic
aging in the industrialized world. In conclusion, some general
recommendations are made.
Correspondence: R. Münz,
Humboldt-Universität, Lehrstuhl Bevölkerungswissenschaft,
Unter den Linden, 10099 Berlin, Germany. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
64:40012 Reher, David. The
demographic transition and the population explosion.
[Transición demográfica y explosión
demográfica.] In: La explosión demográfica y la
regulación de la natalidad, edited by José Botella
Llusiá and Salustiano del Campo Urbano. 1997. 61-9 pp. Editorial
Síntesis: Madrid, Spain. In Spa.
The author introduces the
concepts of the population explosion and the demographic transition,
and illustrates how these phenomena have developed differently in
various parts of the world. Particular attention is given to the
differences between Europe and Latin America.
Correspondence:
D. Reher, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria,
28040 Madrid, Spain. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
64:40013 Stycos, J. Mayone; Pfeffer, Max
J. Does demographic knowledge matter? Results of a poll in
the New York City watershed. Population Research and Policy
Review, Vol. 17, No. 4, Aug 1998. 389-402 pp. Dordrecht, Netherlands.
In Eng.
"A 1993 telephone survey of 1,150 households in 15
upstate towns in the New York City watershed asked a number of
knowledge and attitude questions related to perceptions of national,
local, and world population size. Considerable public ignorance of
population size was revealed, with gender differences the most critical
explanatory variable. Males were much more likely to respond to
knowledge questions on population size, and to respond more accurately,
even after several other characteristics were held constant. However,
knowledge is at best unrelated to measures of concern about population,
and even shows a slight tendency to be associated with lower
concern."
Correspondence: J. M. Stycos, Cornell
University, Department of Rural Sociology, 218 Warren Hall, Ithaca, NY
14853-7801. E-mail: JMS18@cornell.edu. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
64:40014 Tamames, Ramón.
The population explosion. [La explosión
demográfica.] In: La explosión demográfica y la
regulación de la natalidad, edited by José Botella
Llusiá and Salustiano del Campo Urbano. 1997. 107-14 pp.
Editorial Síntesis: Madrid, Spain. In Spa.
This is a general
introduction to the global population explosion that occurred between
1750 and 1990. There are sections on probable future trends, the
relationship between population and food supplies, the control of
fertility, the world population conferences that have been held since
1974, and the development of a global population
policy.
Correspondence: R. Tamames, Universidad
Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40015 Véron, Jacques.
Alfred Sauvy would have been 100 years old. [Alfred Sauvy
aurait cent ans.] Population et Sociétés, No. 339, Oct
1998. 1-3 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
One hundred years after his
birth, the contributions of Alfred Sauvy to demographic studies in
general, and particularly to French demography, are
described.
Correspondence: Institut National d'Etudes
Démographiques, 133 boulevard Davout, 75980 Paris Cedex 20,
France. E-mail: ined@ined.fr. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
Discussions of the main principles of demography and population theory not applied to actual data, including such concepts as Malthusianism, the demographic transition, overpopulation, optimum population, and stable and stationary population models as distinct from methodological studies and models using data, which are classified under N. Methods of Research and Analysis Including Models.
64:40016 Bonneuil, Noël.
Games, equilibria and population regulation under viability
constraints: an interpretation of the work of the anthropologist
Fredrik Barth. Population: An English Selection, Vol. 10, No. 1,
1998. 151-79 pp. Paris, France. In Eng. with sum. in Fre; Spa.
"The anthropologist Fredrik Barth has drawn on the
mathematical notions of equilibrium in dynamic systems theory and in
game theory to show how social forms are generated by individual
interactions. In this article, however, it is suggested that what is
involved is less equilibria than viability.... The exact future of a
system cannot be predicted, but it is possible to identify the largest
set of states from which there is at least one possibility of remaining
within the constraints and thus of surviving. It is the law of
regulation which provides the set of viable controls for each state.
Other applications of viability theory in demography are presented in
appendices. These concern fluctuations in fertility, the
Malthus-Boserup dynamic between population and resources, the
relationship between predator-prey populations, and the research for
the population paths which could have produced the present genetic
heterogeneity."
For the French version of this article, see
64:10007.
Correspondence: N. Bonneuil, Institut National
d'Etudes Démographiques, 133 boulevard Davout, 75980 Paris Cedex
20, France. E-mail: bonneuil@cilaos.ined.fr. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40017 Bourcier de Carbon,
Philippe. Demographic transition or revolution? The
weaknesses and implications of the demographic transition theory. Part
1: the origins. [Transition ou révolution
démographique? Les insuffisances et les implications de la
théorie de la transition démographique. 1: les origines.]
Population et Avenir, No. 636, Jan-Feb 1998. 4-7 pp. Paris, France. In
Fre.
The development of the concept of the demographic transition
by Adolphe Landry before World War II is first noted. The author then
goes on to describe the development of population studies in the United
States in the 1930s.
Correspondence: P. Bourcier de Carbon,
Population et Avenir, 35 rue Marbeuf, 75008 Paris, France. E-mail:
pop-av@worldnet.fr. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
64:40018 Bourcier de Carbon,
Philippe. Demographic transition or revolution? The
weaknesses and implications of the theory of the demographic
transition. Part 2: the consequences. [Transition ou
révolution démographique? Les insuffisances et les
implications de la théorie de la transition
démographique: II--Les conséquences.] Population et
Avenir, No. 637, Mar-Apr 1998. 2-7 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
The
author first relates how American scholars, such as Notestein,
developed and expanded the concept of the demographic transition
originally conceived by Adolphe Landry. He then describes how the
growing concern with the consequences of uncontrolled fertility in the
developing world led to the development of the international family
planning movement. He concludes by stating that many scholars have
pointed out that there is no obvious connection between the rate of
population growth and the level of income per head, and have challenged
the relevance of family planning programs for efforts to achieve
socioeconomic development.
For Part 1, also published in 1998, see
elsewhere in this issue.
Correspondence: P. Bourcier de
Carbon, Population et Avenir, 35 rue Marbeuf, 75008 Paris, France.
E-mail: pop-av@worldnet.fr. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
64:40019 Dasgupta, Partha.
Population, consumption and resources: ethical issues.
Ecological Economics, Vol. 24, No. 2-3, Feb-Mar 1998. 139-52 pp.
Amsterdam, Netherlands. In Eng.
"This article is about the
concept of optimum population and consumption.... It is argued that,
broadly speaking, existing theories of optimum population and
consumption are variants of average and what is often termed,
classical, utilitarianism, respectively.... It is also argued that
contractual theories are of little use, because potential people (as
opposed to future people) cannot be parties to any contract.... It is
shown that generation-relative ethics, even when it is a variant of
classical utilitarianism, can prescribe a considerably lower population
than classical utilitarianism."
Correspondence: P.
Dasgupta, Royal Swedish Academy of Science, Beijer Institute,
International Institute of Ecological Economics, Lilla
Frescativägen 4A, Box 50005, 104 05 Stockholm, Sweden. E-mail:
beijer@beijer.kva.se. Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
64:40020 Durdev, Branislav S. Two
centuries of Malthus. [Dva veka Maltusa.] Stanovnistvo, Vol. 36,
No. 1-2, Jan-Jun 1998. 7-24 pp. Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In Scr. with sum.
in Eng.
"The article is an endeavor to comparatively review
classic and modern theories and/or theoretical concepts regarding [the]
relationship between population development and the overall sustainable
development.... Disregarding the ideological differences but placing
emphasis on the technological discrepancies prevailing to this day, the
article...indicates that [the] apparently irreconcilable theories [of
Malthus, neo-Malthusianism, and Marxism] can permeate and complement
each other."
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
64:40021 Emi, Koichi.
Life-scientific approach to population problems. Jinkogaku
Kenkyu/Journal of Population Studies, No. 22, May 1998. 1-7 pp. Tokyo,
Japan. In Jpn. with sum. in Eng.
A new approach to the study of
population problems is proposed based on the realities of the modern
world. The author notes that, in contrast to the traditional concern
with the relationship between population growth and economic
development, two new factors have become of major importance: first,
limits to natural resources and concerns with the environment, and
second, changes in the structure of populations due to longer life
spans. The author suggests that the focus of population studies should
be switched from a concern with economic growth to achieving a
coexistence between human beings and nature. The probability of an
actual decline in population size as the twenty-first century develops
is seen not as a problem but as a natural phenomenon in the population
history of a species, and the need to develop a new socioeconomic
system that can adapt to these demographic changes is
stressed.
Location: Princeton University Library (Gest).
64:40022 Hara, Takeshi. A
consideration on the application of the concept of "checks to
population" to human society. Jinkogaku Kenkyu/Journal of
Population Studies, No. 21, Nov 1997. 27-33 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn.
The author examines some of the concepts developed by Malthus about
the natural checks that exist to prevent the unrestricted growth of the
human population.
Location: Princeton University Library
(SPR).
64:40023 Hollander, Samuel. The
economics of Thomas Robert Malthus. No. 4, ISBN 0-8020-0790-2.
1997. xviii, 1,053 pp. University of Toronto Press: Toronto, Canada. In
Eng.
The author presents a critical analysis of the work of Thomas
R. Malthus on such topics as demography; economic growth; aggregate
demand; value and distribution; money, banking, and trade; and the
theory of policy. Particular attention is given to links between the
work of Malthus and that of David Ricardo. "This study addresses
the relation between Malthusian theory and the available empirical
data. The results prove particularly significant with respect to
demography and growth theory, revealing the illegitimacy of the
textbook perspective that characterizes Malthus as a social-welfare
pessimist."
Correspondence: University of Toronto
Press, Front Campus, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1, Canada. Location:
Princeton University Library (FST).
64:40024 Kono, Shigemi.
Feminists' approach to population problems: new paradigm or
Utopia? Jinkogaku Kenkyu/Journal of Population Studies, No. 20,
May 1997. 37-47 pp. Tokyo, Japan. In Jpn. with sum. in Eng.
The
author first notes that, partly because of events occurring at the
International Conference on Population and Development that took place
in Cairo in 1994, a consensus has emerged that population programs
based on a philosophy of empowering women and focusing on reproductive
health are more likely to be effective than programs that focus on
providing family planning services and achieving demographic targets.
Some reservations about this consensus are then expressed. The author
points out the difficulties inherent in widening the mandate of family
planning programs in an era of diminished resources for international
assistance and considers the past success of such programs in reducing
fertility with limited resources. Finally, the author describes the
inherent contradictions in following a laissez-faire attitude toward
reproduction in such regions as Sub-Saharan Africa, where economies and
political systems are often in crisis, health services are minimal, and
desired levels of fertility are both way above current levels and far
above the replacement level. While not challenging the value of the
Cairo philosophy, the need to move from rhetoric to reality in the face
of the world's current population problems is
stressed.
Location: Princeton University Library (Gest).
64:40025 Lecaillon, Jean-Didier.
The causes of the population implosion at the end of the twentieth
century. [Les causes de l'implosion démographique à
la fin du 20e siècle.] Population et Avenir, No. 635, Nov-Dec
1997. 7-9 pp. Paris, France. In Fre.
The author develops the
theoretical concept of a population implosion, which he suggests is a
natural occurrence following the completion of the demographic
transition. He suggests that the natural transfer of resources in
response to the needs of an aging population will have the effect of
reducing fertility. However, the fact that people have fewer children
than they say they would like to have suggests that pronatalist
policies might encourage higher fertility by transferring resources to
those of childbearing age.
Correspondence: J.-D. Lecaillon,
Population et Avenir, 35 rue Marbeuf, 75008 Paris, France.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40026 Mackensen, Rainer.
Demography: bringing man back in.
[Bevölkerungswissenschaft: bringing man back in.] Zeitschrift
für Bevölkerungswissenschaft, Vol. 22, No. 2-3, 1997. 195-215
pp. Wiesbaden, Germany. In Ger. with sum. in Eng; Fre.
The author
discusses the need to rethink the concept of demography both
theoretically and methodologically. "How can statements concerning
aggregates of people be substantiated, when it isn't possible, for
reasons of methodology, to trace back the characteristics, behaviour
patterns and motivations of the individuals involved?... In the
application to the core areas of demography--fertility, mobility,
mortality--it is demonstrated that in the reasoning of demographic
results, a differentiation would have to be made when demographic
findings are based on intentions of persons to take action, because the
instrumental actions are carried out on different
levels."
Correspondence: R. Mackensen, Regensburger
Straße 20, 14612 Falkensee, Germany. Location: Princeton
University Library (SPR).
Interdisciplinary studies of demographic problems and studies of the interaction of demography with other disciplines. This coding is also used for reports, studies, and surveys from other disciplines that include information of demographic interest.
64:40027 Moolgavkar, Suresh H.; Lee, John A.
H.; Stevens, Richard G. Analysis of vital statistics
data. In: Modern epidemiology, edited by Kenneth J. Rothman and
Sander Greenland. 2nd ed. ISBN 0-316-75780-2. 1998. 481-97 pp.
Lippincott-Raven: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In Eng.
This chapter
is concerned with the analysis of vital statistics data for the purpose
of epidemiological research. "We focus on statistical models for
the analysis of temporal trends in chronic disease incidence. In
particular, we are interested in distinguishing the background hazard
representing `that which is biologic and inescapable', the effect of
being born in a certain epoch (early nurture), and the effect of having
survived until a given time period (later nurture)." Examples are
given of the application of such methods to the analysis of data from
several developed countries, including Denmark, England and Wales, and
Japan.
Correspondence: S. H. Moolgavkar, Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, MP-655, P.O. Box
19024, Seattle, WA 98109-1024. Location: Princeton University
Library (SPR).
64:40028 Rosenberg, Mark W.
Medical or health geography? Populations, peoples and places.
International Journal of Population Geography, Vol. 4, No. 3, Sep 1998.
211-26 pp. Chichester, England. In Eng.
"An epistemological
and methodological debate has broken out between those who identify
themselves as medical and health geographers. Lost within this debate
has been the unprecedented explosion of research by medical and health
geographers. Using this debate as a fulcrum, research in medical and
health geography is reviewed, and opportunities where medical, health
and population geographers might usefully collaborate are
identified." Sections are included on mapping and modeling disease
and health; access, delivery, and planning of health care; and the
"new" geography of health.
Correspondence: M. W.
Rosenberg, Queen's University, Department of Geography, Kingston,
Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada. E-mail: rosenber@post.queensu.ca.
Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
Major demographic textbooks and teaching aids, general surveys and collections of readings that are particularly suitable as supplements to coursework, studies on the organization and coverage of training programs in demography, and selected items on population education.
64:40029 Bonneuil, Noël. An
introduction to demographic modeling (26 problems and answers).
[Introduction à la modélisation démographique (26
problèmes corrigés).] ISBN 2-200-01719-7. 1997. 128 pp.
Armand Colin: Paris, France. In Fre.
This textbook presents an
introduction to modeling and its use in demographic analysis. It is
organized in the form of specific problems followed by detailed
solutions. Following an introduction to some basic demographic concepts
such as fertility, mortality, and migration, subjects discussed include
stable population models, stochastic models, genealogical models, and
models of the relationship between demographic and economic factors,
including models of migration decisions, personnel dynamics, the
Malthus-Boserup issue, temporal fluctuations in fertility, inequalities
between the sexes, the economics of the family, and demographic
aging.
Correspondence: Armand Colin/Masson, 34 bis rue de
l'Université, 75007 Paris, France. Location:
Université Laval Bibliothèque, Quebec, Canada.
64:40030 Höpflinger,
François. Population sociology: an introduction to
sociodemographic approaches and demographic processes.
[Bevölkerungssoziologie: eine Einführung in
bevölkerungssoziologische Ansätze und demographische
Prozesse.] Grundlagentexte Soziologie, ISBN 3-7799-0398-9. 1997. 232
pp. Juventa: Weinheim, Germany. In Ger.
This volume is intended as
an introduction to the sociological aspects of demography. After
introductory chapters on basic concepts and global population trends,
the author summarizes and discusses various theories explaining
demographic processes such as fertility behavior and demographic
transition, migration, mortality decline and life expectancy, and
demographic aging. Emphasis is placed on examining the effects of
social realities on population changes, and conversely, on the societal
consequences of demographic trends.
Correspondence: Juventa
Verlag, Ehretstraße 3, 69469 Weinheim, Germany. Location:
Princeton University Library (SPR).
64:40031 McFalls, Joseph A.
Population: a lively introduction. Population Bulletin, 3rd
ed. Vol. 53, No. 3, Sep 1998. 48 pp. Population Reference Bureau:
Washington, D.C. In Eng.
The author "presents the basic what,
why, and how of the study of demography. It is not a comprehensive
treatment of the subject, but it does provide an overview of
demographic processes and the basic measures used to assess them. In
addition, it traces population trends in the world and the United
States, surveys the demographic differences among population groups,
and examines broad social issues linked to population change. Sections
are included on fertility, mortality, migration, population size and
growth, population composition and distribution, growth issues, and
concern about population."
Correspondence: Population
Reference Bureau, 1875 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 520, Washington,
D.C. 20009-5728. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).
