Anthropological Demography (Paperback, 2nd ed.)

Although in its early years anthropology often used demographic research and showed interest in demographic issues, anthropology and demography have more recently grown to distrust each other's guiding assumptions and methods. Demographers have stressed universal causal models and standardized survey methods, while sociocultural anthropologists have increasingly focused on the uniqueness of different peoples and their cultures.
Showing that the two disciplines have much to offer each other, this book bridges the demography/anthropology divide. The editors begin the volume with an in-depth historical account of the relations between the fields. Eminent contributors from both disciplines then examine the major issues and controversies in anthropological demography, including the demographic implications of differing family and kinship systems; the influence of new developments in cultural, gender, and identity theory on population study; the limits of quantitative approaches in demographic study; and demographers' views of the limits of anthropological methods.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1997
First published:	July 1997
Authors:	David I Kertzer
Dimensions:	155 x 229 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
Edition:	2nd ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-43196-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-226-43196-7
Barcode:	9780226431963

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