Demography in the Age of the Postmodern

Nancy. E Riley

ISBN 10: 0521826268 / ISBN 13: 9780521826266

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2003

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Demography has developed into a remarkably coherent field and now stands as a firmly established discipline with strong ties to policy-making agencies. However, in recent years there has been increasing recognition within demography of the limits of existing theories and methods, particularly its absence of a strong critical tradition and its isolation from recent theoretical developments in other social sciences. In this study, Nancy Riley and James McCarthy use the lens of postmodernism to structure a critical analysis of the field of demography. Paying particular attention to the fundamental epistemologies and methodologies that currently underlie the field, they explore how postmodern perspectives might serve to energize the field and how demography could be enhanced by the introduction of insights from other social sciences. Drawing on examples of new kinds of research in demography and related fields, this is an important new book that seeks to reinvigorate the field of demography.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Demography in the Age of the Postmodern
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521826268
• ISBN 13: 9780521826266
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 16D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 465 grams

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Synopsis

Nancy Riley and James McCarthy examine demography in this study from the new perspective of postmodernism, and survey its development as a field. Demography as a social science has struggled to maintain its political and academic strength. Riley and McCarthy accordingly argue for the inclusion of new methodologies and theories into the field in order to broaden and strengthen the analysis of demographic behavior. The book includes numerous examples of innovative demographic-related research, indicating how it enriches the field.

About the Authors

Nancy E. Riley is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bowdoin College, Maine.

James McCarthy is Professor of Health Management and Policy, and Dean of the School of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire.