Fundamentals of Demography

Book Details

• Author: P. K. Majumdar

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Edition: 2010

• ISBN: 9788131603710

• Pages: 512

• Cover: Hardcover

• Package Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches

About the Book

Written in a straightforward and accessible style, this book is an ideal introduction to the field of demography for both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as amateur readers taking their first course in population studies. Offering sufficient depth and analytical rigor, the book provides a solid foundation in the basic principles of demography with self-explanatory examples and illustrations that make complex concepts easy to understand.

The book covers all the key subjects, methodologies, and debates typically encountered in population studies. It incorporates a cross-disciplinary approach, using global examples to enhance the clarity and depth of the discussion. Although it is sociologically oriented, the book also integrates perspectives from economics, political science, geography, history, and other social sciences, making it comprehensive in scope. The emphasis on the sociological aspects of population change is complemented by an awareness of private decisions at the individual level, particularly in relation to fertility, mortality, and migration.

The book also addresses the significant environmental challenges linked to population growth, offering a broad view of the implications of changes in population size, both at the national and global levels.

Contents

• Growth of World Population: A Historical Analysis

• Demographic Analysis: Some Fundamentals

• Nature and Sources of Demographic Data

• Theories of Population

• Population Composition and its Distribution

• Techniques of Population Analysis

• Fertility: Social and Economic Determinants

• Mortality: Levels, Differentials and Causes of Death

• Migration

• Life Table

• Population Projection

• Human Development

• Population and Development

• Environmental Concern: Road to Rio

• World Population Policies and Programs

About the Author
P.K. Majumdar is a retired Reader in Sociology from Kalyani University, West Bengal. With a strong background in demography, statistics, and research methodology, he has contributed significantly to reforms in these areas. Majumdar has written numerous research articles and authored several books, making substantial contributions to the field of population studies.