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Social Science Demography

Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century

by (author) Sylvia T. Wargon

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2002
Category
Demography, Research
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774850148
    Publish Date
    Oct 2007
    List Price
    $125.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774808187
    Publish Date
    Jan 2002
    List Price
    $95.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774808194
    Publish Date
    Jan 2002
    List Price
    $34.95

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Description

Augmenting published and unpublished sources with information culled from personalized questionnaires sent to key scholars and practitioners, Sylvia Wargon describes and interprets the development of the field. She provides important background information about the origins and history of demography in Europe and Canada from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, and explains the gradual development and institutionalization of demography in the French- and English-speaking regions of Canada. Important milestones are discussed in the context of their social environment. Based on French- and English-language sources, Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century is the first and only comprehensive treatment of the subject to date.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Sylvia T. Wargon is retired from Statistics Canada, where she worked for more than three decades. Her publication areas include demography, sociology, and the history of science.

Editorial Reviews

This book may well contribute to a renewed appreciation of the role of social statistics in understanding society, and thus in providing a useful and legitimate undertaking for its best young talent.

Population Studies, No 1