23 Ebooks by Barney Cohen
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Conducting Biosocial Surveys
Recent years have seen a growing tendency for social scientists to collect biological specimens such as blood, urine, and saliva as part of large-scale household surveys. By combining biological and …
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€31.65
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: International Differences in Mortality at Older Ages
In 1950 men and women in the United States had a combined life expectancy of 68.9 years, the 12th highest life expectancy at birth in the world. Today, life expectancy is up to 79.2 years, yet the co …
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€64.36
Committee on National Statistics & Committee on Population: Conducting Biosocial Surveys
Recent years have seen a growing tendency for social scientists to collect biological specimens such as blood, urine, and saliva as part of large-scale household surveys. By combining biological and …
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€33.50
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries
Serving as a companion to Growing Up Global, this book from the National Research Council explores how the transition to adulthood is changing in developing countriesin light of globalization and wha …
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€76.08
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Critical Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life
In their later years, Americans of different racial and ethnic backgrounds are not in equally goodor equally poorhealth. There is wide variation, but on average older Whites are healthier than older …
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€70.93
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Cities Transformed
Virtually all of the growth in the world’s population for the foreseeable future will take place in the cities and towns of the developing world. Over the next twenty years, most developing countries …
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€83.53
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Changing Numbers, Changing Needs
The reported population of American Indians and Alaska Natives has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. These changes raise questions for the Indian Health Service and other agencies responsible for …
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€89.88
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Population Dynamics of Senegal
This volume, the last in the series Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, examines key demographic changes in Senegal over the past several decades. It analyzes the changes in fertility and thei …
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€56.50
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa
In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed a …
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€76.55
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: From Death to Birth
The last 35 years or so have witnessed a dramatic shift in the demography of many developing countries. Before 1960, there were substantial improvements in life expectancy, but fertility declines wer …
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€64.20
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries
During the last 25 years, life expectancy at age 50 in the United States has been rising, but at a slower pace than in many other high-income countries, such as Japan and Australia. This difference i …
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€38.28
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: International Differences in Mortality at Older Ages
In 1950 men and women in the United States had a combined life expectancy of 68.9 years, the 12th highest life expectancy at birth in the world. Today, life expectancy is up to 79.2 years, yet the co …
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€70.23
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Explaining Divergent Levels of Longevity in High-Income Countries
During the last 25 years, life expectancy at age 50 in the United States has been rising, but at a slower pace than in many other high-income countries, such as Japan and Australia. This difference i …
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€40.96
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Cities Transformed
Virtually all of the growth in the world’s population for the foreseeable future will take place in the cities and towns of the developing world. Over the next twenty years, most developing countries …
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English
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€58.42
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Critical Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health in Late Life
In their later years, Americans of different racial and ethnic backgrounds are not in equally goodor equally poorhealth. There is wide variation, but on average older Whites are healthier than older …
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English
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€51.36
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries
Serving as a companion to Growing Up Global, this book from the National Research Council explores how the transition to adulthood is changing in developing countriesin light of globalization and wha …
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English
DRM
€59.30
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Committee on Population: Changing Numbers, Changing Needs
The reported population of American Indians and Alaska Natives has grown rapidly over the past 20 years. These changes raise questions for the Indian Health Service and other agencies responsible for …
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English
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€82.80
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa
This examination of changes in adolescent fertility emphasizes the changing social context within which adolescent childbearing takes place. …
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€59.34
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Population Dynamics of Senegal
This volume, the last in the series Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa, examines key demographic changes in Senegal over the past several decades. It analyzes the changes in fertility and thei …
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English
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€34.67
Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Preventing and Mitigating AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa
The AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa continues to affect all facets of life throughout the subcontinent. Deaths related to AIDS have driven down the life expectancy rate of residents in Zambia, Ke …
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€92.67
Committee on Population & Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education: Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa
In sub-Saharan Africa, older people make up a relatively small fraction of the total population and are supported primarily by family and other kinship networks. They have traditionally been viewed a …
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€72.70
Barney Cohen & Mark R. Montgomery: Cities Transformed
Over the next 20 years, most low-income countries will, for the first time, become more urban than rural. Understanding demographic trends in the cities of the developing world is critical to those c …
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€63.85
Barney Cohen & Mark R. Montgomery: Cities Transformed
Over the next 20 years, most low-income countries will, for the first time, become more urban than rural. Understanding demographic trends in the cities of the developing world is critical to those c …
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€63.79
