Concepts, Methods and Practical Applications in Applied Demography (2nd Edition)

Richard K. Thomas, Ph.D., was trained as a medical sociologist and has been instrumental in the development of the field of health demography. He has taught courses in demography and applied demography and conducted numerous workshops on demographic data. He has authored more than 20 books on health/healthcare and demography and numerous articles for professional journals, newsletters, and magazines. He has conducted numerous workshops and made dozens of presentations on his research. He has received over two million dollars in NIH funding for demography-related research. He has served on the faculties of several universities and medical schools and is currently an affiliate faculty member at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Chapter 1. Introduction to Applied Demography.- Chapter 2. The Methods and Materials of Demography.- Chapter 3. Data Sources for Applied Demography.- Chapter 4. Population Size, Distribution and Concentration.- Chapter 5. Population Composition.- Chapter 6. Demographic Processes: Fertility.- Chapter 7. Demographic Processes: Mortality.- Chapter 8. Demographic Processes: Migration.- Chapter 9. Population Change and Its Measurement.- Chapter 10. Business Demography.- Chapter 11. Health Demography.- Chapter 12. Political Demography.- Chapter 13. Other Applications of Demographic Concepts, Techniques and Data.