The Population of the South: Structure and Change in Social Demographic Context

Dudley L. Poston

ISBN 10: 0292741510 / ISBN 13: 9780292741515

Verlag: University of Texas Press, 1981

New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers B9780292741515

Inhaltsangabe:

The expression "the New South" was introduced by Henry Grady, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, to a New York audience in 1886; every generation of writers since has used the term. The southern population, unique in its socioeconomic and cultural characteristics, has always been a topic of major interest with U.S. demographers.

The articles in this book, the majority of which were originally presented at the Southern Regional Demographic Group meeting in 1976, deal with fertility, mortality, migration, and the factors that influence these components. A number of the contributors trace patterns of demographic change in the South showing convergence with the rest of the United States. Questions are raised about whether the convergence represents a permanent trend—possibly due to increased communication—or whether further divergence may be expected in the future.

The contributors include Dudley L. Poston, Jr., William J. Serow, RobertH. Weller, Ronald R. Rindfuss, Harry M. Rosenberg, Drusilla Burnham, David F. Sly, Omer R. Galle, Robert N. Stern, Joachim Singelmann, Susan E. Clarke, and George C. Myers.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Dudley L. Poston, Jr., is Professor of Sociology and Abell Professor of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University.

Robert H. Weller was Professor of Sociology at Florida State University.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Population of the South: Structure and ...
Verlag: University of Texas Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1981
Einband: Paperback / softback
Zustand: New