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This volume presents a state of the art coverage of the measurement
and evolution of mortality over time. It describes in great detail
the changes in the cause patterns of mortality, the changes in
mortality patterns at different ages, and specific analyses of
mortality in particular countries. Derived from a meeting of the
European Working Group on Health, Morbidity and Mortality held at
the Vienna Institute of Demography, September 2011, it presents a
cross-section of the work and concerns of mortality researchers
across Europe, ranging from London and Madrid in the west to Moscow
in the east, with a few additions from further afield. Although
most of the papers focus on a particular population, the range of
the papers is broad; taken together they present an
inter-disciplinary cross-section of this multi-faceted field.
Coverage includes estimating life expectancy in small areas, with
an application to recent changes in US counties; socioeconomic
determinants of mortality in Europe using the latest available data
and short-term forecasts; predicting mortality from profiles of
biological risk and performance measures of functioning; infant
mortality measurement and rate of progress on international
commitment using evidence from Argentina; avoidable factors
contributing to maternal deaths in Turkey; changes in mortality at
older ages: the case of Spain (1975- 2006); variable scales of
avoidable mortality within the Russian population; long-term
mortality decline in East Asia, and much more. Perspectives in
Mortality Research will serve as a valuable resource for
professionals and students in sociology, demography, public health
and personal finance."
For over a hundred years, demography has been at the heart of the
Zionist project, reflected in the goal of creating and maintaining
a Jewish majority in Israel and in ensuring the physical
continuation of the Jewish people. Demography continues to be an
essential issue in the current struggle between Israel and
Palestine. Yet in academic discourse, demography is treated as a
minor, largely technical side-issue in the social sciences, with
little theoretical consideration given to population processes as
social processes. "Israel's Destiny: Fertility and Mortality in a
Divided Society" brings together important recent work in this
area. The contributions to Israel's Destiny focus on the influence
of religion, religiosity, nationalism, and ethnicity on fertility
and mortality in Israel. "Israel's Destiny" is divided into four
sections: the first focuses on fertility, particularly Israel's
apparently high birth rate when compared with other countries with
a similar standard of living; the second looks at patterns of
nuptiality and contraception and the way marriage patterns are
shaping group boundaries; the third looks at mortality,
particularly among men; and the fourth looks at social policy
effects of the demographic process. The main focus is that
differential reproduction of the population by national and ethnic
group, as well as social class--through fertility and
mortality--and the social structuring of the population--through
marriage patterns--are critical elements in the creation and
evolution of Israeli society. The editors' introduction places all
these studies in a wider perspective of current demographic
research. The volume provides a concise population history of the
state of Israel to help the reader put the studies in their proper
local and historical context.
For over a hundred years, demography has been at the heart of the
Zionist project, reflected in the goal of creating and maintaining
a Jewish majority in Israel and in ensuring the physical
continuation of the Jewish people. Demography continues to be an
essential issue in the current struggle between Israel and
Palestine. Yet in academic discourse, demography is treated as a
minor, largely technical side-issue in the social sciences, with
little theoretical consideration given to population processes as
social processes. "Israel's Destiny: Fertility and Mortality in a
Divided Society" brings together important recent work in this
area. The contributions to Israel's Destiny focus on the influence
of religion, religiosity, nationalism, and ethnicity on fertility
and mortality in Israel. "Israel's Destiny" is divided into four
sections: the first focuses on fertility, particularly Israel's
apparently high birth rate when compared with other countries with
a similar standard of living; the second looks at patterns of
nuptiality and contraception and the way marriage patterns are
shaping group boundaries; the third looks at mortality,
particularly among men; and the fourth looks at social policy
effects of the demographic process. The main focus is that
differential reproduction of the population by national and ethnic
group, as well as social class--through fertility and
mortality--and the social structuring of the population--through
marriage patterns--are critical elements in the creation and
evolution of Israeli society. The editors' introduction places all
these studies in a wider perspective of current demographic
research. The volume provides a concise population history of the
state of Israel to help the reader put the studies in their proper
local and historical context.
This volume presents a state of the art coverage of the measurement
and evolution of mortality over time. It describes in great
detail the changes in the cause patterns of mortality, the changes
in mortality patterns at different ages, and specific analyses of
mortality in particular countries. Derived from a meeting of the
European Working Group on Health, Morbidity and Mortality held at
the Vienna Institute of Demography, September 2011, it presents a
cross-section of the work and concerns of mortalityÂ
researchers across Europe, ranging from London and Madrid in the
west to Moscow in the east, with a few additions from further
afield. Although most of the papers focus on a particular
population, the range of the papers is broad; taken together they
present an inter-disciplinary cross-section of this multi-faceted
field. Coverage includes estimating life expectancy in small areas,
with an application to recent changes in US counties; socioeconomic
determinants of mortality in Europe using the latest available data
and short-term forecasts; predicting mortality from profiles of
biological risk and performance measures of functioning; infant
mortality measurement and rate of progress on international
commitment using evidence from Argentina; avoidable factors
contributing to maternal deaths in Turkey; changes in mortality at
older ages: the case of Spain (1975- 2006); variable scales of
avoidable mortality within the Russian population;Â long-term
mortality decline in East Asia, and much more. Perspectives in
Mortality Research will serve as a valuable resource for
professionals and students in sociology, demography, public health
and personal finance.
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