Population and society : an introduction
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-272) and index.

"Presents the field of social demography, animating the study of population with a vibrant sociological imagination ... provides multiple demonstrations of how taking a demographic perspective can give us a better understanding of social phenomena once thought to be largely the products of culture, politics, or the economy. Five key chapters concentrate on: the social and individual determinants of fertility, mortality, and migration; the social and individual impacts of changing levels of fertility, mortality, and migration; and the impacts of overpopulation on the environment, and how changes in the environment, in turn, impact the human condition, especially regarding migration."--Provided by publisher.