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14 produkter
Return to Aztlan
The Social Process of International Migration from Western Mexico
Av Douglas S. Massey, Rafael Alarcon m. fl.
Häftad, 1990
428 kr
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"Return to Aztlan" analyzes the social process of international migration through an intensive study of four carefully chosen Mexican communities. The book combines historical, anthropological, and survey data to construct a vivid and comprehensive picture of the social dynamics of contemporary …
New Families, No Families?
The Transformation of the American Home
Av Frances K. Goldscheider, Linda J. Waite
Häftad, 1993
400 kr
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Is the American family a thing of the past? Almost anyone can tell a story that illustrates how dramatically things have changed in the past decades. Nonmarriage, childlessness and divorce are commonplace. Most children leave their parents' home and live for increasing periods before marriage as …
Aging in the Past
Demography, Society, and Old Age
Av David I. Kertzer, Peter Laslett
Häftad, 2018
632 kr
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Thanks to improved food, medicine, and living conditions, the average age of the population is increasing throughout the modern industrialized world. Yet, despite the recent upsurge of scholarly interest in the lives of older people and the blossoming of historical demography, little historical …
Fertility Change on the American Frontier
Adaptation and Innovation
Av Lee L. Bean, Geraldine P. Mineau m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
500 kr
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With findings that challenge conventional wisdom, Fertility Change on the American Frontier will interest demographers, sociologists, and historians. Examining the marriage and childbearing behavior of one predominantly L.D.S. (Mormon) population, the book calls into question traditional concepts …
Making Health Work
Human Growth in Modern Japan
Av Carl Mosk
Häftad, 1996
500 kr
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Mosk shows how population quality provides a key to understanding economic growth and social change in Japan.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, …
Family Size and Achievement
Av Judith Blake
Häftad, 1989
614 kr
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The children born since the end of the postwar baby boom are the first in American history to come primarily from small families—families of three or fewer children. Judith Blake calls this momentous change the sibsize revolution, and this book focuses on the cognitive and educational consequences …
First Births in America
Changes in the Timing of Parenthood
Av Ronald R. Rindfuss, S. Philip Morgan m. fl.
Häftad, 1988
614 kr
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This book explores the shifting patterns of parenthood in the United States over the past century, focusing on the timing of first births and the social, economic, and cultural factors that influence these decisions. It highlights the concurrent bloom and bust in fertility trends, where the number …
Reproduction and Social Organization in Sub-Saharan Africa
Häftad, 1989
671 kr
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Unlike most Asian and Latin American countries, sub-Saharan Africa has seen both an increase in population growth rates and a weakening of traditional patterns of child-spacing since the 1960s. It is tempting to conclude that sub-Saharan countries have simply not reached adequate levels of income, …
Making Health Work
Human Growth in Modern Japan
Av Carl Mosk
Inbunden, 1996
1131 kr
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Mosk shows how population quality provides a key to understanding economic growth and social change in Japan.This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, …
Family Size and Achievement
Av Judith Blake
Inbunden, 1989
823 kr
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The children born since the end of the postwar baby boom are the first in American history to come primarily from small families—families of three or fewer children. Judith Blake calls this momentous change the sibsize revolution, and this book focuses on the cognitive and educational consequences …
First Births in America
Changes in the Timing of Parenthood
Av Ronald R. Rindfuss, S. Philip Morgan m. fl.
Inbunden, 1988
1156 kr
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This book explores the shifting patterns of parenthood in the United States over the past century, focusing on the timing of first births and the social, economic, and cultural factors that influence these decisions. It highlights the concurrent bloom and bust in fertility trends, where the number …
Reproduction and Social Organization in Sub-Saharan Africa
Inbunden, 1989
1156 kr
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Unlike most Asian and Latin American countries, sub-Saharan Africa has seen both an increase in population growth rates and a weakening of traditional patterns of child-spacing since the 1960s. It is tempting to conclude that sub-Saharan countries have simply not reached adequate levels of income, …
Aging in the Past
Demography, Society, and Old Age
Av David I. Kertzer, Peter Laslett
Inbunden, 2024
1583 kr
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Thanks to improved food, medicine, and living conditions, the average age of the population is increasing throughout the modern industrialized world. Yet, despite the recent upsurge of scholarly interest in the lives of older people and the blossoming of historical demography, little historical …
Fertility Change on the American Frontier
Adaptation and Innovation
Av Lee L. Bean, Geraldine P. Mineau m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
1537 kr
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With findings that challenge conventional wisdom, Fertility Change on the American Frontier will interest demographers, sociologists, and historians. Examining the marriage and childbearing behavior of one predominantly L.D.S. (Mormon) population, the book calls into question traditional concepts …
