Introduction; 1. 'We are all population actors': an introduction to demography; 2. The sources of demographic information; 3. Fertility; 4. Birth prevention and control; 5. Mortality; 6. Internal migration; 7. International migration; 8. Age and sex composition; 9. World population change over time; 10. Population change in the US; 11. Population distribution; 12. Cultural adaptation and population change; 13. Population policy; 14. The future of planet Earth; Glossary.
Population and Society is ideal for undergraduate, as well as graduate, students taking their first course in demography.
Dudley L. Poston, Jr is Professor of Sociology, Director of the Asian Studies Program, and the George T. and Gladys H. Abell Endowed Professor of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University. He holds adjunct professorships at Renmin (People's) University, Beijing, China, Fuzhou University, China, and Nanjing Normal University, China. He previously served on the rural sociology and sociology faculties, respectively, of Cornell University and the University of Texas at Austin. Professor Poston has co-authored or edited 17 books and more than 275 journal articles and book chapters on various sociological and demographic topics. Leon F. Bouvier is Professor of Sociology at Old Dominion University. He previously served as Vice President of the Population Reference Bureau in Washington, DC, as a demographic consultant to two congressional committees, and as a consultant to USAID. Professor Bouvier has also taught at the University of Rhode Island, Tulane University School of Public Health, and Georgetown University. Professor Bouvier has co-authored or edited 15 books and numerous articles and book reviews.
“Poston and Bouvier offer a welcome new textbook for teachers of
demography. It is accessible to undergraduates as a first
introduction to demography, while providing sufficient depth and
analytical rigor for use in graduate courses on population
dynamics. The book’s perspective on population and society
emphasizes the fact that societal responses to population change
are not automatic but are mediated by differences in social and
economic organization. This social-demographic perspective is
particularly compelling to students interested in understanding the
mutual relationships between population dynamics and social change
at all levels of society.”
– David L. Brown, Cornell University
“This book provides a solid introduction to all the hallmark
subjects, methodologies, and debates covered in standard courses on
population. The authors’ international research expertise makes the
chapters on international comparisons, particularly comparisons of
the United States and China on fertility control, migration, and
population policies, especially rich and valuable. Little gems like
a biosketch of John Graunt and details of exactly how the United
States uses the Census to assign seats to the 50 states in the
House of Representatives add sparkle to the excellent coverage of
basic concepts and measures.”
– Elwood Carlson, Florida State University
“Poston and Bouvier’s textbook is an important new resource for
teaching demography to a broad audience. It is accessible,
engaging, current, and comprehensive. Its approach is distinct from
other textbooks in the field, and it will shape how new cohorts of
students are introduced to topics and problems in demography.”
– Hans-Peter Kohler, University of Pennsylvania
"...a welcome new textbook which is an essential, comprehensive
source for teaching demography to a wide rage of audiences in the
social sciences. Poston and Bouvier’s book is an ideal text for
undergraduate and graduate students taking their first courses in
demography and population studies. Also, it warrants reading by all
who are interested in population change and cultural adaptation in
the United States." -Amir Erfani, Canadian Studies in Population
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