Introduction to Social Demography [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pandey, G. S.

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc., Content Provider.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Demography.

Population--Social aspects.

Population.

Local Subjects:

Demography.

Population--Social aspects.

Population.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Swastik Publishers & Distributors, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Introduction to Social Demography is the Study of human Population and changes in its profile due to deaths, births, marriages and divorce, and migration. The term demos denotes people in Greek - the ten demography literally Means the systematic study of people. In the early twenty-first century the discipline encompasses a broad array of subject matters, covering, among others, economies, social, public health, and Political issues. This entry will pro vide a brief o very view of the Uses of demographic data and key trends. Contemporary demographers Focus on two broad areas. The first is the

Contents:

COVER; Preface; Contents; Economic Profile and Social Demography; Population Policy Transition; Population Growth, Characteristics and Projections; Population Growth - Fertility, Health, and Poverty; Prospects and Potential for Further Growth in India; Population Stabilization in India; Population, Environment and Health in India; Fertility, Population Growth And Family Planning; Fertility, Population Growth, and Accuracy of Census; Inequality and Growth: Why Differential Fertility Matters; Development and HIV AIDS with Emphasis on Poverty; The Policy Challenges of Population Ageing

Emerging Demographic Change in IndiaPopulation Growth and Climate Change; Demographic Challenges - Family Needs Partnership; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-282-81377-3

9786612813771

93-5043-666-3

1-4416-6470-X

OCLC:

700695642