Research Guides
Demography: Social Demography
What is Social Demography?
Social demography examines the intersection of demography with social distributions and dynamics, particularly population composition and differences in demographic distributions by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
Source - Texas A&M
Monographs
Journals
- Studies in Family PlanningThis journal publishes public health, social science, and biomedical research with a primary focus on low- and middle-income countries.
- Journal of Marriage and FamilyThis journal features original research and theory, research interpretation and reviews, and critical discussion concerning all aspects of marriage, other forms of close relationships, and families.
Tools
- Social Explorer This link opens in a new windowSocial Explorer provides easy access to demographic information about the United States.
- Sociological Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Journal articles in the field of sociology, including international literature and other related disciplines.
- UNdataUNdata is a web-based data service for the global user community, covering a wide range of statistical themes including agriculture, crime, communication, development assistance, education, energy, environment, finance, gender, health, labour market, manufacturing, national accounts, population and migration, science and technology, tourism, transport and trade.
Social Demography
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Demography fun fact - 2016 population growth in the U.S. was the lowest in 80 years.
Source - Brookings