Dynamics of population social and biological significance of changing birth rates in the United States / Frank Lorimer and Frederick Osborn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lorimer, Frank, 1894- author.

Osborn, Frederick Henry, 1889- author.

Series:

PsycBOOKS

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fertility, Human.

Immigrants--United States.

Immigrants.

United States--Population.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 461 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Other Title:

Dynamics of population

Place of Publication:

New York, : Macmillan Co., 1934.

Summary:

"This book looks at the social and biological significance of changing birth rates in the United States. The following topics are discussed: Population trends of American groups; Measurable characteristics of American groups; Influence of differential reproduction on the characteristics of the American people; Causes and control of population trends." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

The trend of the national population.

Fertility and reproduction in relation to size of community.

Reproduction trends among groups classified by race, nativity, or national origin.

Reproduction trends of groups classified by occupation or economic status.

Variations in physical development and health among American groups.

The cultural-intellectual background of American stocks.

Variations in cultural-intellectual development among racial and regional groups.

Variations in cultural-intellectual development among groups classified by occupation or social status.

Social significance of group differentials.

Biological significance of group differentials.

Physical and medical factors affecting fertility.

Economic and social factors affecting fertility.

Possibilities of social control.

Conclusions.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [401]-422).