Problems of population; being the report of the proceedings of the second general assembly of the International union for the scientific investigation of population problems ... London, June 15-18, 1931. Published under the direction of the executive committee. Ed. by G.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers ... hon. general secretary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. General Assembly.

Contributor:

Pitt-Rivers, George Henry Lane Fox, 1890-1966, editor.

Language:

English

French

German

Subjects (All):

Population--Congresses.

Population.

Medical Subjects:

Population.

Genre:

Conference proceedings.

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

2 preliminary leaves, [7]-378 pages 1 leaf folded map, diagrams 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London, G. Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1932.

Language Note:

Includes preface, introduction, two chapters in French and one chapter in German.

Contents:

Scheme for a population map of Great Britain / J.G. Withycombe

Economic aspects of the tendency of population in Great Britain / A.L. Bowley

Trends in agricultural production in Denmark / Jens Warming

Time changes in the number of gainfully employed men and women in the United States in relation to population growth / L.J. Reed

The future growth of the population of the United States / P.K. Whelpton

The fertility of the social classes in Stockholm in the years 1919 to 1929 / Karl Arvid Edin

Report on Muckermann's studies of the differential fertility within certain social groups in Germany / Eugen Fischer

The outlook for the American birth-rate / Louis I. Dublin

First findings of the Belgian investigation of the conditions of life in large families / Eugène Dupréel

Research on income, natality, and infant mortality in Holland / H.W. Methorst

The relation of social status to the fertility of native-born married women in the United States / Frank W. Notestein

Nuptiality, fertility, and reproductivity / S.D. Wicksell

Has the reproductive power of western peoples declined? / Frank H. Hankins

Some factors in population density / C.B. Fawcett

Some effects of current migration restrictions / J.W. Gregory

The responsibilities of the obstetrician in the problem of population / G.W. Kosmak

Animal population and migration / Charles Elton

Some experiments on populations of mice / F.A.E. Crew

The future of the population of Belgium / Fernand Baudhuin

The structure of a growing population / A.J. Lotka

Some aspects of human biology / J.A. Fraser Roberts

The significance of blood-grouping in anthropology. Report on the studies of MM. Degerböl and Nybölle on the shedding and eruption of teeth in Copenhagen school children / Tage Kemp

A new aspect of population theory / H.P. Fairchild

Problems in the field of Commission I on Population and Food Supply. Report of Commission I on Population and Food Supply / J.D. Black

Report on the work of Commission II (Differential Fertility) / F.A.E. Crew

Activities of the Dutch National Committee in the field of Commission I / H.W. Methorst

The work of the Swedish National Committee / S.D. Wicksell

Report of the studies of Dr. Sanders. The work of the Dutch National Committee / G.P. Frets

Report on the activities of the Belgian Society for the Scientific Study of Population Problems / Eugène Dupréel.

Notes:

Added t.p.: Problèmes de population. Compte-rendu des travaux de la deuxième assemblée générale de l'Union internationale pour l'étude scientifique des problèmes de population ... à Londres, les 15, 16, 17 et 18 juin 1931 ...

"This volume of proceedings is the first to be published under the auspices of the International union for the scientific investigation of population problems since it was inaugurated in 1928"--Preface.

Communications made in the French and German languages are preceded by abstracts in English.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. General Assembly. Problems of population.

OCLC:

3299291