In this course we will look at the social consequences of demographic processes
including intermarriage, differential fertility,
population aging, and demographic transitions. The emphasis of the
course will be on how demographic constraints affect social
organization. A knowledge of demographic methods will be helpful but
is not required.
Sample readings:
Blau, Peter M., Inequality and Heterogeneity: A Primative Theory of
Social Structure.
Avramov, D., Demographic Problems and Population Politics in Kosovo and
Metohia
Kalmijn, M., Trends in Black/White Intermarriage
Easterlin, Richard A., Birth and Fortune: The Impact of Numbers on Personal
Welfare
Wachter, Kenneth W., Statistical Studies of Historical Social Structure
