Demography: Biodemography

What is Biodemography?

Biodemography is the interdisciplinary approach to demography in which biological considerations (such as genetic, epidemiological, and evolutionary determinants) are emphasized. It is the study of the influence of biological factors on demographic patterns (such as those relating to fertility, health, aging, and longevity) of human populations or populations of other sexually reproducing species.

Source - Merriam-Webster

Monographs

Biodemography by James R. Carey; Deborah Roach; James W. Vaupel (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9780691129006
Publication Date: 2020-01-07
Offspring by Biodemography of Fertility and Family Behavior Staff (Editor)
ISBN: 128018020X
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Sociality, Hierarchy, Health by Maxine Weinstein (Editor); National Research Council; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Committee on Population; Meredith A. Lane (Editor)
ISBN: 0309306620
Publication Date: 2014-09-16

Journals

Journal of Biosocial Science
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This journal publishes papers on biosocial science, the common ground between biology and sociology.
Biodemography and Social Biology
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This journal publishes papers about biological and socio-cultural forces interacting to affect the structure, health, well-being and behavior of humans.

Tools

Biodemography

Image ID - digitally drawn image of a tree with various shades of green and yellow leaves
Demography fun fact - 37% of childless adults of the same age say they are unlikely to ever have kids.
Source - Pew Research