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.
Short (fewer than 100 pages), general works on population and global population studies. Items on activities of research institutions in demography are also included.
66:10001 Benítez Zenteno,
Raúl. Demographic culture and education.
[Cultura demográfica y educación.] Notas de
Población, Vol. 27, No. 69, Jun 1999. 41-60 pp. Santiago, Chile.
In Spa. with sum. in Eng.
"In order to improve the levels of
well-being of individuals and households, population policies must
incorporate new sorts of human rights. This study postulates that a
demographic culture should be introduced through formal and informal
education, as well as through the information provided by the media,
within a context of respect for the human person which is free from all
manipulation, the objective being to create a profound sense of
demographic processes as they relate to people's everyday lives."
The geographical focus is on Latin America.
Correspondence:
R. Benítez Zenteno, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de
México, 04510 Mexico City, DF, Mexico. 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.
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.
66:10002 Morrison, Peter A.
Unveiling the demographic "Action" in class-action
lawsuits: two instructional cases. Population Research and Policy
Review, Vol. 18, No. 5, Oct 1999. 491-505 pp. Dordrecht, Netherlands.
In Eng.
"Population turnover, cohort survival, and intercohort
transmission of effects are concepts widely applicable beyond the
customary domains of demographic analysis. One such application
involves a [U.S.] cohort of victims referenced in time and place by a
common harm for which legal redress is sought through a class-action
lawsuit. Two instructional case studies illustrate applications of
demographic reasoning and data to certain generic questions such
litigation may pose: How many claimants will remain by some future
date? How prevalent will they then be in the population? How feasible
will it be to redress the harm years later? These cases illustrate the
use of familiar demographic concepts and simple demographic reasoning
to draw legally relevant conclusions from available
data."
Correspondence: P. A. Morrison, RAND, 1700 Main
Street, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138. E-mail: morrison@rand.org.
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.
No citations in this issue.
