Aging, Demography of
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7076920 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles F Longino, Janet Wilmoth, Janet M Wilmoth |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosa027 |
| OpenAlex | W4255965918 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Demography is the scientific study of human populations. Its origins are as old as those of science. The demography of aging, on the other hand, did not begin to emerge as a distinct subfield until the second half of the twentieth century, when low fertility and mortality rates were creating dramatic shifts in the age structure of developed countries. In 1980, Jacob Siegel devoted his presidential address to the Population Association of America to the topic of demography of aging, which he declared “brings demographers to focus holistically on a population group, the elderly, and a demographic process, aging” (1980: 345
Age structure · Developed country · Fertility · Geography · Historical demography · Longevity · Political science · Population · Population ageing · Presidential address · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · History · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Gerontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |