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This book covers syllabi of various Universities in Sociology in the papers entitled : Demography; Social Demography; Population Studies; Population Problems; Vital Statistics in India etc. Analytic presentation of data derived from authentic sources; holistic approach to controversial problems; simple and easy narration with examples from Indian circumstances and questions for exercise at the end of each chapter make this work an ideal textbook for students and a reference work for the teache1 Starting from Historical Review and discussion of the Concept, Scope and Importance of Demography, the book includes chapter on : Relationship with other Studies; Theories of Population; Methods and Sources of Demographic Data; Growth and Trends of World Population; Development of Demography in India; Structure and Characteristics of Indian Population; Population Dynamics : Mortality; Fertility : Nature, Measures and Trends; Fertility in India; Migration : Types, Measurement, Theories and Trends; Urbanisation; Labour Force; Unemployment in India; Population Problems; Family Planning and Family Welfare; and Population Policies. About the Author Dr. Rajendra Kumar Sharma (born 1962), M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., U.G.C. Research Fellow, Panjab University, Chandigarh (1985-1988), worked in I.C.S.S.R. Sponsored Project (1987) on ‘Overseas Indian Entrepreneurs in Kenya’. He is LMI : Indian Sociological Society, Uttar Pradesh Samaj Shastra Parishad, Indian Research Association, U.P. Darshan Parishad. He is author of dozens of papers and books on Sociology both in Hindi and English. Dr. Sharma has utilised his experience of teaching Sociology to Post-graduate and Under-graduate students for writing ideal textbooks both in Hindi and English on almost all the papers taught in this subject at Indian Universities. He taught at N.A.S. P.G. College, Meerut (1987-1991). At present he is Lecturer at N.R.E.C. (P.G.) College, Ch. Charan Singh University. Table of Contents 1. Historical Review; 2. Demography: Concept, Scope and Importance; 3. Relationship with other Studies; 4. Theories of Population; 5. Methods and Sources of Demographic Data; 6. Growth and Trends of World Population; 7. Development of Demography in India; 8. Structure and Characteristics of Indian Population; 9. Population Dynamics: Mortality; 10. Fertility: Nature, Measures and Trends; 11. Fertility in India; 12. Migration: Types, Measurement, Theories and Trends; 13. Urbanisation: Measurement and Trends; 14. Labour Force: Sources, Measures and Trends; 15. Unemployment in India; 16. Population Problems; 17. Family Planning and Family Welfare; 18. Population Policies; Bibliography