TY - BOOK AU - Weeks,John Robert TI - Population: an introduction to concepts and issues SN - 9781305094505 U1 - 304.6 22 PY - 2016/// CY - Boston PB - Cengage Learning KW - Population KW - Textbooks KW - BUEsh KW - BUSECO KW - November2018 KW - Text book N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A demographic perspective -- Introduction to demography -- Global population trends -- Demographic perspectives -- Demographic data -- Population processes -- The heath and mortality transition -- The fertility transition -- The migration transition -- Population structure and characteristics -- The age transition -- The urban transition -- The family and household transition -- Using the demographic perspective -- Population and sustainability -- What lies ahead? N2 - This text presents the basic demographic concepts and related population growth topics. Each chapter features a short essay on the social impact of a particular population concept. The political implications of population issues and Third World problems are also discussed UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1613/2014947006-b.html UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1613/2014947006-d.html UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1613/2014947006-t.html UR - www.cengagebrain.com/studytools ER -