Facts about Germany
by Bischoff, Matthias, Chauvistré, Eric, Kleis, Constanze, Wille, Joachim
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Ghana has committed politically, legislatively, and fiscally to providing universal health insurance coverage for its population with the intent of reducing financial barriers to utilization of health care.. However, under current cost and enrollment projections the system will …
Population politics are a major issue in China. Susan Greenhaigh explores the origins and development of the one-child policy from the late 1970s to the present day, showing how sociopolitical life in China has been subject to scientization and statisticalization.
"China's one-child rule is unassailably one of the most controversial social policies of all time. In the first book of its kind, Susan Greenhalgh draws on twenty years of research into China's population politics to explain how the leaders of a nation of one billion decided to …
A study of the methods used to analyse fertility and mortality, this book explores population dynamics and population projections and examines the fundamental principles behind most demographic methods.
Authored by Bengt Kallen, professor emeritus in embryology at Lund University in Sweden. The subject of this book is to describe the occurrence of congenital malformations among children born and what risk factors exist. Population data are presented for a number of malformation…
O ponto fulcral da sociedade, independentemente da época ou país, é o tempo de vida. Antigamente, atingir os 60 anos era motivo de celebração especial. Agora, no século XXI, é comum atingir os 65 anos. O paradigma do ciclo de vida tem mudado bruscamente e encontramos numa situaç…
Considers the notion of "good parenting" and argues that every member of the community needs to take responsibility for the development of children.
During the 2004 election cycle, journalists discovered a correlation between state fertility rates and presidential election results. The media observed that states with high fertility rates tended to support George W. Bush, and states with low fertility rates tended to support …
Phylogenetic trees are key objects for understanding evolutionary history, first used to describe relationships between groups of species. Phylogenies help us to fill out the tree of life and to describe the dynamics that have given rise to the diversity of life on Earth. As we …
Among-individual variation in vital rates, such as mortality rates and birth rates, can generate substantial diversity across individual life histories that scales up to influence population-level processes. The effects of this individual heterogeneity on population growth rates…
This edited volume offers state-of-the-art research on the dynamics of contemporary fertility by examining the implications of the economic and social forces that are driving the rapid change in fertility behavior, and the changing context, determinants, and measurement of conte…
This edited volume offers state-of-the-art research on the dynamics of contemporary fertility by examining the implications of the economic and social forces that are driving the rapid change in fertility behavior, and the changing context, determinants, and measurement of conte…