Population : an introduction to concepts and issues /

Weeks, John Robert, 1944-

Population : an introduction to concepts and issues / John R. Weeks. - 12th ed. - Boston : Cengage Learning, c.2016. - xxv, 580 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A demographic perspective -- Introduction to demography -- Global population trends -- Demographic perspectives -- Demographic data -- Population processes -- The heath and mortality transition -- The fertility transition -- The migration transition -- Population structure and characteristics -- The age transition -- The urban transition -- The family and household transition -- Using the demographic perspective -- Population and sustainability -- What lies ahead?

This text presents the basic demographic concepts and related population growth topics. Each chapter features a short essay on the social impact of a particular population concept. The political implications of population issues and Third World problems are also discussed.

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