Human Population Dynamics: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511542480

In human populations, biological, social, spatial, ecological and economic aspects of existence are inextricably linked, demanding a holistic approach to their study. Many undergraduate and postgraduate courses now emphasise the value of studying human populations using theoretical frameworks and methodologies from different traditional disciplines. Human Population Dynamics introduces such frameworks and methodologies whilst demonstrating how changes in human population structure can be addressed from several different academic perspectives. As such, the book contains contributions from world-renowned researchers in demography, social and biological anthropology, genetics, biology, sociology, ecology, history and human geography. In particular, the contributors emphasise the lability of many population structures and boundaries, as viewed from their area of expertise. This text is aimed at undergraduate students, graduates and academic researchers from any academic discipline which considers human populations.

"Carefully edited.... This volume could be used as a supplement in an upper-division course in human biology, biological anthropology, and demography." American Journal of Human Biology

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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List of contributors
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Foreword by G.A. Harrison
pp xiii-xiv
- By G. Ainsworth Harrison, Institute of Biological Anthropology, University of Oxford, 58 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6QS, U.K.
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Preface
pp xv-xvi
- By Helen MacBeth, Honorary Research Fellow Department of Anthropology, School of Social Sciences and Law, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, U.K., Paul Collinson, Honorary Research Fellow Department of Anthropology, School of Social Sciences and Law, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, U.K.
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1 - Introduction: the framework of studying human population dynamics
pp 1-16
- By Helen MacBeth, Honorary Research Fellow Department of Anthropology, School of Social Sciences and Law, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, U.K., Paul Collinson, Honorary Research Fellow Department of Anthropology, School of Social Sciences and Law, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, U.K.
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2 - Demographic perspectives on human population dynamics
pp 17-40
- By Andrew Hinde, Department of Social Statistics, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
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3 - The growing concentration of world population from 1950 to 2050
pp 41-64
- By John I. Clarke, Department of Geography, University of Durham, Science Laboratories, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, U.K.
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4 - Population, community and society in peasant societies
pp 65-82
- By Robert Layton, Department of Anthropology, University of Durham, 43 Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HN, U.K.
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5 - From genetic variation to population dynamics: insights into the biological understanding of humans
pp 83-102
- By Jaume Bertranpetit, Unitat de Biologia Evolutiva, Facultat de Ciencies de la Salut i de la Vida, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Doctor Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain, Francesc Calafell, Unitat de Biologia Evolutiva, Facultat de Ciencies de la Salut i de la Vida, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Doctor Aiguader 80, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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6 - Social institutions and demographic regimes in non-industrial societies: a comparative approach
pp 103-123
- By Richard Smith, Cambridge Group for the History of Population, Sir William Hardy Building, Department of Geography, Downing Place, Cambridge CB2 3EN, U.K.
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7 - The dynamics of child survival
pp 124-140
- By Emily K. Rousham, Department of Human Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics LE11 3TU, U.K., Louise T. Humphrey, Department of Palaeontology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW17 5BD, U.K.
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8 - Genetic structure of south Indian caste populations: a confluence of biology and culture
pp 141-161
- By L.B. Jorde, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, U.S.A., M.J. Bamshad, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, U.S.A., W.S. Watkins, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, U.S.A., C.E. Ricker, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, U.S.A., M.E. Dixon, Department of Human Genetics, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, U.S.A., B.B. Rao, Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, B.V.R. Prasad, Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, J.M. Naidu, Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
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9 - Fertility, mortality and migration transitions in association with socioeconomic modernisation among highland minority populations in Southeast Asia
pp 162-185
- By Peter Kunstadter, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, 1388 Sutter Street, 11th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94109, U.S.A.
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10 - Ecology, homeostasis and survival in human population dynamics
pp 186-208
- By Robert Attenborough, Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Hope Building, A.N.U., ACT 0200, Australia
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Glossary
pp 209-217
- By Helen MacBeth, Honorary Research Fellow Department of Anthropology, School of Social Sciences and Law, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, U.K., Paul Collinson, Honorary Research Fellow Department of Anthropology, School of Social Sciences and Law, Oxford Brookes University, Headington, Oxford OX3 0BP, U.K.
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Index
pp 218-224
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Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

List of contributors
pp ix-xii

Foreword by G.A. Harrison
pp xiii-xiv

Preface
pp xv-xvi

1 - Introduction: the framework of studying human population dynamics
pp 1-16

2 - Demographic perspectives on human population dynamics
pp 17-40

3 - The growing concentration of world population from 1950 to 2050
pp 41-64

4 - Population, community and society in peasant societies
pp 65-82

5 - From genetic variation to population dynamics: insights into the biological understanding of humans
pp 83-102

6 - Social institutions and demographic regimes in non-industrial societies: a comparative approach
pp 103-123

7 - The dynamics of child survival
pp 124-140

8 - Genetic structure of south Indian caste populations: a confluence of biology and culture
pp 141-161

9 - Fertility, mortality and migration transitions in association with socioeconomic modernisation among highland minority populations in Southeast Asia
pp 162-185

10 - Ecology, homeostasis and survival in human population dynamics
pp 186-208

Glossary
pp 209-217

Index
pp 218-224

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