Population & Demography

This book explains the psychology theory behind design using plain language. The inspiration came from the democratic design philosophy of IKEA. Th...

Although philosophers debate the morality of open borders, few social scientists have explored what would happen if immigration were no longer limi...

This book presents a multifaceted perspective on regional development and corresponding processes of adaptation and response, focusing on the conce...

This book gives a thorough introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of planning, conducting and analysing data from Respondent Driven ...

What does it mean to be middle class in contemporary global cities? What do the middle classes do to these cities and what do these cities do to th...

This book proposes a historical-conceptual journey into the cluttered social formations that have remained outside of mainstream sociology. In part...

The U.S. population is aging. Social Security projections suggest that between 2013 and 2050, the population aged 65 and over will almost double, f...

Demographics class just got a lot more interesting. An Introduction to Population, International Edition does not just give you the information; it...

Over the past several decades, fertility rates have fallen substantially in low- and middle-income countries, and efforts to limit fertility, prima...

The United States prides itself on being a nation of immigrants, and the country has a long history of successfully absorbing people from across th...

In 1950 men and women in the United States had a combined life expectancy of 68.9 years, the 12th highest life expectancy at birth in the world. To...

Structural racism refers to the public and private policies, institutional practices, norms, and cultural representations that inherently create un...

The increase in prevalence and visibility of sexually gender diverse (SGD) populations illuminates the need for greater understanding of the ways i...

In 2018, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimated 70.8 million people could be considered forced migrants, which is nearly doubl...

The past century has witnessed remarkable advances in life expectancy in the United States and throughout the world. In 2010, however, progress in ...

Human trafficking has many names and can take many forms - pimp control, commercial sex, exploitation, forced labor, modern slavery, child labor, a...

Changes in demography are more certain than climate change, technology and oil, and will have huge implications on the tourism industry. This book ...

Im Zuge der Urbanisierung wird die Stadtbevölkerung bis 2050 weltweit um 2,5 Milliarden Menschen zunehmen. In China, dem Land mit der größten Stadt...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Presss mission to seek out and cultivate the b...

Unlike most Asian and Latin American countries, sub-Saharan Africa has seen both an increase in population growth rates and a weakening of traditio...

Unlike most Asian and Latin American countries, sub-Saharan Africa has seen both an increase in population growth rates and a weakening of traditio...

Profiles of Michigan is designed to provide just the right data and insight into the makeup of the state of Michigan. It provides the detail and de...