Canada's Population in a Global Context: An Introduction to Social Demography

Now in its second edition, Canada's Population in a Global Context continues to provide Canadian students with an unparalleled introduction to the fundamental concepts, theories, and perspectives of demography and population studies. Written for Canadian students, this eye-opening introduction examines Canada's demography within a broader global context to reveal how Canadian population trends vary from or conform to patterns elsewhere in the world.

Frank Trovato is professor of sociology at the University of Alberta, where he teaches courses in demography and population studies. He is a past president of the Canadian Population Society and is the editor of Canadian Studies in Population, the official journal of the Canadian Population Society. He has written two titles for OUP Canada, Population and Society, 2/e, and Canada's Population in a Global Context, 1/e. Professor Trovato is also active in the population studies community, as a long-standing member of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), the Population Association of America (PAA), the American Sociological Association (ASA), and the Canadian Population Society.