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Demography in the age of the postmodern /

"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, particularily...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Riley, Nancy E., 1955-
Otros Autores: McCarthy, James (James F.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Colección:New perspectives on anthropological and social demography ; 2.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: why examine demography?
  • 2. brief introduction to postmodernism
  • 3. essentials of demography
  • 4. genealogy of demography
  • 5. Demography's place in the social sciences
  • 6. Feminist demography
  • 7. Postmodern perspectives in demography
  • 8. Some final thoughts.