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From Persons to People - A Second Primer in Demography (Paperback)
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From Persons to People - A Second Primer in Demography (Paperback)
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Problems associated with aggregation and classification are the
underlying theme of this book. When data assembled from individuals
are presented as group characteristics, this process has logical
complications. Racial profiling and ethnic discrimination are
obvious examples of the problem. Petersen's book analyzes in
general how information from "persons" turns into statistics about
specific "people." The book is divided into two parts covering
population and ethnicity. The first two chapters in part 1, on
population statistics and the age-sex structure, are the
foundations for any demographic analysis. Chapter 3 is a brief
review of the interminable debate over whether the subsistence of
mankind is on the point of depletion. The three following chapters
are on population theory as expounded by Malthus, Marx, and
Communists. Chapters 7 and 8 discuss the competition between
parents and the state concerning which of the two shall decide on
procreation. Chapter 9 is an account of population at the frontier,
using Nevada as a prototype. The last chapter in part 1 is a
proposal, to moderate the endless debate about abortion. The first
two chapters in the second part of the book concern methods for
analyzing ethnicity that are essential for a full understanding of
demography: how and by whom ethnic groups are defined. The next
chapter discusses some of the many subdivisions of European
nations, countering the analyses of European unity with the fact
that most of its regions are not themselves homogeneous. In a
number of instances American statistical agencies have used
surnames to identify nationalities, with invalid results, as the
author shows in the next chapter. "Jews as a Race" is an attempt to
counter Nazi dogma with a rational analysis of a contentious topic.
The subsequent chapters compare Japanese and Chinese Americans as
small but fascinating minorities and analyze the social
consequences of religion from theoretical and factual viewpoints.
The last chapter summarizes the conclusions to be drawn from these
topics. Demographers, sociologists, and statisticians, as well as
those generally concerned with social policy, will find From
Persons to People useful and courageous-the hallmark of the dean of
sociological demography. .
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