Principles of demography - Bogue, Donald Joseph, 1918- 4 0 16; 5 (New York : Wiley, 1969)
Introduction to the study of demography -- Population change and its components -- The growth of the world's population and the theory of demographic regulation -- The raw materials of demographics research -- Basic demographic methodology -- Population growth in the United States -- Population composition: The demographic variable -- Population composition: Ethnic and social characteristics -- Economic characteristics: The economically active population -- Occupational and industrial compostition of the work force -- Marital status -- Families, households, and housing conditions -- Economic status and income -- Socioeconomic achievement: A system for measuring social status and social mobility -- Population distribution and the urban-rural residence -- Demographic aspects of mortality -- Marriage and marital dissolution -- Human natality --Migration: Internal and international -- The world movement toward fertility control -- Reproduction and forecasts of future population growth.
Includes bibliographies.
Keywords: 2 -- 0; 6; Demography.;Demography.;Population. -- 20; 20; 2