Population and Society Clare Holdsworth, Nissa Finney and Alan Marshall is an English-language study book that offers an up-to-date introduction to population studies. This teaching resource is suitable for students in higher education within the social sciences.
The book addresses demographic processes such as growth, ageing, migration, and health from a socio-societal perspective. It explains the relationship between population changes and societal themes such as inequality, individualization, and life-course analysis. Illustrations with global examples and teaching aids make complex data accessible.
This title provides a balanced overview of debates within population and society and encourages critical thinking by presenting diverse viewpoints. The book is valuable for courses in sociology, human geography, and related disciplines.
Population and Society aligns with topics such as demography and the social sciences and is widely used as a standard text in the field of population and studies within higher education.