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Genders in the Life Course
. Ed(S): Pinnelli, Antonella; Racioppi, Filomena; Rettaroli, Rosella
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Description for Genders in the Life Course
Hardback. Presents a treatment of the topic of gender and demographic behaviour. This title covers the age at first intercourse, through union formation and dissolution, to subjects such as fertility, migration, and ageing. It examines excess male mortality and provides a comparison of gender-specific behaviour and its determinants. Editor(s): Pinnelli, Antonella; Racioppi, Filomena; Rettaroli, Rosella. Series: The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis. Num Pages: 329 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JHBD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 664.
Although both demography and gender relations have been the focus of research for quite some time, the intersection of gender studies and demographic analysis is a more recent phenomenon. Fortunately, gender aspects of dem- raphy and demographic aspects of gender are two lines of research that have received increased attention in recent years, there is a growing group of researchers active in this area, and consequently, a growing body of publications of different kinds. Despite this, books treating the topic of gender and demography in a more comprehensive fashion are rare. In fact, I can think of few examples since ... Read more
Although both demography and gender relations have been the focus of research for quite some time, the intersection of gender studies and demographic analysis is a more recent phenomenon. Fortunately, gender aspects of dem- raphy and demographic aspects of gender are two lines of research that have received increased attention in recent years, there is a growing group of researchers active in this area, and consequently, a growing body of publications of different kinds. Despite this, books treating the topic of gender and demography in a more comprehensive fashion are rare. In fact, I can think of few examples since ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
329
Condition
New
Series
The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis
Number of Pages
329
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402060014
SKU
V9781402060014
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Reviews for Genders in the Life Course
From the reviews: "This volume … is a most welcome contribution to the research literature. … This book could grace any sociologist’s book shelf. It would strongly benefit demographers to be exposed to these fine-grained analyses … . It is also useful to comparative international research. The sophistication of the analytical approaches … could be ... Read more