Author Description

This Detailed And Integrated Introduction To The Study Of Human Population Focuses On Individual Psychology Rather Than On The Standard Demographic Approach. The Text Incorporates Current Knowledge About Decision Making And Adaptation At Both The Individual And The Societal Levels As These Both Bear On Current Population Problems. The Authors, One A Psychiatrist, The Other A Political Scientist, Integrate Their Respective Disciplinary Perspectives To Connect The Many Facets Of Individual Psychology, Social Organization, And Political Process Which Affect Population Growth, Distribution And Structure By Presenting A General Model That Ties Individual Behavior To The Other Levels Of Analysis. Throughout The Book Emphasis Is Placed On Individual Decision Making As It Affects Fertility, Mortality, And Mobility, With A Primary Emphasis On Fertility. Warren B. Miller And R. Kenneth Godwin. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. [311]-316.