Demography: The Study of Human Population, Fourth Edition

The population processes in which we all participate are compared, contrasted, and synthesized into understandable trends in the latest edition of this widely acclaimed text. The authors' cogent analysis encompasses demographic milestones like surpassing the seven billion population mark and becoming a majority urban population for the first time in human history, as well as the repercussions of a global financial crisis and the implications of two important ongoing trends: aging and fertility decline.

New data, examples, and discussions of emerging demographic issues are incorporated throughout the value-priced Fourth Edition, along with graphics that highlight trends and facilitate comparisons among world regions. This pedagogically rich volume also includes propositions for debate and end-of-chapter exercises that allow readers to become comfortable with the quantitative tools that demographers use to measure and describe populations. Moreover, users will learn about some of the people behind the research that informs this text in a new feature called Careers in Demography.

Demography: The Study of Human Population, 4/E, has a companion website developed by the authors. Readers can access the text's data tables, exercises, and figures at demographytextbook.com. They also will find links to many of the reports, articles, and data files referenced in the text.

"This is a well written and well organized text written by outstanding demographic researchers. The data and examples are up to date and the discussions reflect ongoing debates in the field. I think it provides students with an engaging and systematic introduction to the field." --Robert Hummer, The University of Texas at Austin

"This volume is well published: easy and pleasant to navigate with distinct chapter sections and skillfully positioned illustrations. The graphs, tables, and maps are clearly labeled and contain the latest available data." --Irina Vakulenko, University of Texas at Dallas

"The book is extremely well organized and includes material other demography textbooks do not capture. For example, most chapters include 'problematic approaches' that relates demography issues to real socioeconomic issues. Moreover, interviews with professionals who study demography provide students with vivid and detailed direction for future careers." --Youngjoon Bae, University of Massachusetts, Amherst