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Historical Demography Through Genealogies: Explorations into Pre-1900 American Population Issues - Couverture souple

McCormick Jr., Albert E.

 
9781462040001: Historical Demography Through Genealogies: Explorations into Pre-1900 American Population Issues
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ISBN 10 : 1462040004 ISBN 13 : 9781462040001
Editeur : iUniverse Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

Demographic trends and patterns provide valuable insights into social structure and behavior, both past and present, and are particularly useful in gauging the effect and extent of social change. While national, state, and local records of pre-1900 demographic information exist, they are often incomplete, inaccurate, or missing altogether. An alternative source of information is genealogical material, which can be used to cross-check the accuracy of demographic directions generalized from locational records. Historical Demography through Genealogies makes extensive use of genealogical information to measure pre-1900 trends in various vital statistics. In a series of research inquiries, author Albert E. McCormick pursues the relationship of these demographic processes to the social structure, values, and customs of the times. Individual chapters focus on fertility, marriage, and mortality; childlessness; bachelor/spinsterhood and remarriage; infant mortality and child-naming; occupational/structural mobility, including the status of women. McCormick's results shed further light upon demographic processes as they existed before the advent of reliable national records, adding intriguing comprehensions of nineteenth century society and social life. Demographers, sociologists, social historians, and students of social change will find Historical Demography through Genealogies a valuable, comprehensive addition to their research collection.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Demographic trends and patterns provide valuable insights into social structure and behavior, both past and present, and are particularly useful in gauging the effect and extent of social change. While national, state, and local records of pre-1900 demographic information exist, they are often incomplete, inaccurate, or missing altogether. An alternative source of information is genealogical material, which can be used to cross-check the accuracy of demographic directions generalized from locational records. Historical Demography through Genealogies makes extensive use of genealogical information to measure pre-1900 trends in various vital statistics. In a series of research inquiries, author Albert E. McCormick pursues the relationship of these demographic processes to the social structure, values, and customs of the times. Individual chapters focus on fertility, marriage, and mortality; childlessness; bachelor/spinsterhood and remarriage; infant mortality and child-naming; occupational/structural mobility, including the status of women. McCormick's results shed further light upon demographic processes as they existed before the advent of reliable national records, adding intriguing comprehensions of nineteenth century society and social life. Demographers, sociologists, social historians, and students of social change will find Historical Demography through Genealogies a valuable, comprehensive addition to their research collection.

Biographie de l'auteur

Albert E. McCormick Jr. PhD, is a retired professor of sociology and former chair of social sciences at a University System of Georgia college. His research interests include deviance, white collar crime, the sociology of law, and, as professional hobbies, social history and demographics. McCormick and his wife now live in Florida.

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Éditeur
iUniverse Publishing
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1462040004
ISBN 13 
9781462040001
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
140
Coordonnées du fabricant
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