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From Persons to People: Further Studies in the Politics of Population
From Persons to People Further Studies in the Politics of Population Author:William Petersen We as American, typically lacking numerate sophistication, are often intimidated, as well as impressed by the numbers that various publications and institutions constantly feed us. Those who read a book on population are typically faced with page after page of tables and other clusters of numbers and many feel that they are entering a land that ... more »has remained foreign to them. In all versions of data assembling - whether the census, vital statistics, or surveys - information is gathered from individuals and then presented to the public concerning categories. From Persons to People offers not a collection of statistics (which might serve as a popular definition of "demography") but a collection of ideas.« less