Publication

2002-11-06 - Transaction Publishers

Language

English

Word Count

62,500 words, Guess

Page Count

250 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • LCCHB851 .P45 2003

Description

"Problems associated with aggregation and classification are the underlying theme of this book. When data assembled from individuals are presented as group characteristics, this process has logical complications. Racial profiling and ethnic discrimination are obvious examples of the problem. Petersen's book analyzes in general how information from "persons" turns into statistics about specific "people."". "Demographers, sociologists, and statisticians, as well as those generally concerned with social policy, will find From Persons to People useful and courageous - the hallmark of the dean of sociological demography."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • From Persons to People: Further Studies in the Politics of PopulationHardcoverTransaction Publishers2002-11-06

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