TOPICAL OUTLINE

The classification of articles that follows provides a thematic view of the encyclopedia's contents, depicting overall coverage in the various familiar divisions of the field of population studies. It is also intended to assist the user, whether researcher or browser, in locating articles broadly related to a given topic. This purpose would be defeated if articles that clearly belong under more than one category were listed only once. For example, Sex Selection might be sought under either Ethical Issues or Reproduction and Birth Control. To prevent the listing from becoming too large, however, only articles where the case for multiple entry is compelling (about one in six) are so treated. Where two categories are closely related, such as Mortality and Health on the one hand and Disease and Disability on the other, articles appear in only one of them. A more detailed means of finding cognate material is through the list of cross-references shown after each article. For finer-grained access to the encyclopedia's contents, the index should be consulted.

Biographies are not included among the articles listed in the substantive classification. They appear in the subsequent list, ordered by date of birth and grouped by the century in which the subject's main work was done.

• I. THE POPULATION FIELD, POPULATION THEORY, AND POPULATION HISTORY
• A. THE POPULATION FIELD
  Bibliographic and Online Resources
  Conferences, International Population
  Demography, History of
  Journals, Population
  Population
  Population Thought, Contemporary
  Population Thought, History of
• B. POPULATION THEORY
  Action Theory in Population Research
  Animal Ecology
  Demographic Transition
  Diffusion in Population Theory
  Epidemiological Transition
  Evolutionary Demography
  Fertility Transition, Socioeconomic Determinants of
  Health Transition
  Homeostasis
  Human Ecology
  Migration Models
  Momentum of Population Growth
  Optimum Population
  Organizations, Demography of
  Population Thought, Contemporary
  Population Thought, History of
  Second Demographic Transition
  Sociobiology
• C. APPLIED DEMOGRAPHY
  Business Demography
  Small-Area Analysis
  State and Local Government Demography
• D. POPULATION ORGANIZATIONS
  Population Organizations: National and International Agencies
  Population Organizations: Professional Associations
  Population Organizations: Research Institutions
  Population Organizations: United Nations System
• E. PREHISTORIC DEMOGRAPHY
  Archaeogenetics
  Paleodemography
  Peopling of the Continents
  Prehistoric Populations: Africa
  Prehistoric Populations: Asia Prehistoric
  Populations: Australia and the Pacific
  Prehistoric Populations: Europe
  Prehistoric Populations: The Americas
• F. HISTORICAL DEMOGRAPHY
  African-American Population History
  Ancient World, Demography of
  Black Death
  Cities, Demographic History of
  Disease, Concepts and Classification of
  Disease and History
  Epidemics
  Family: History
  Health Transition
  Historical Demography
  Household Composition
  Induced Abortion: History
  Infanticide
  Mortality Decline
  Peopling of the Continents
  Population Thought, History of
  Slavery, Demography of
  Trans-Atlantic Migration
• >II. DEMOGRAPHIC DATA, TECHNIQUES, AND MODELS
• A. POPULATION STATISTICS AND DATA COLLECTION
  Anthropometry
  Bibliographic and Online Resources
  Census
  Databases, Demographic
  Demographic and Health Surveys
  Demographic Surveillance Systems
  Demographic Surveys, History and Methodology of
  Genealogical Records
  Longitudinal Demographic Surveys
  Population Registers
  Vital Statistics
  World Fertility Survey
• B. DEMOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES
  Actuarial Analysis
  Age Measurement
  Archaeogenetics
  Cohort Analysis
  Data Assessment
  Estimation Methods, Demographic
  Event-History Analysis
  Family Reconstitution
  Fertility Control, Indirect Measurement of
  Fertility Measurement
  Lexis Diagram
  Life Course Analysis
  Life Tables
  Mortality Measurement
  Paleodemography
  Population Dynamics
  Projections and Forecasts, Population
  Remote Sensing
  Risk
• C. MATHEMATICAL DEMOGRAPHY
  Animal Ecology
  Artificial Social Life
  Life Tables
  Multistate Demography
  Renewal Theory and the Stable Population Model
  Simulation Models
  Stochastic Population Theory
• III. DEMOGRAPHIC PROCESSES, STRUCTURE, AND BEHAVIOR
• A. FERTILITY
  Adolescent Fertility
  Baby Boom, Post-World War II
  Childlessness
  Family Size Intentions
  Fertility, Age Patterns of
  Fertility, Below-Replacement
  Fertility, Nonmarital
  Fertility, Proximate Determinants of
  Gender Preference for Children
  Mortality-Fertility Relationships
  Multiple Births
  Second Demographic Transition
  Sex Ratio
  Unwanted Fertility
• B. REPRODUCTION AND BIRTH CONTROL
  Abstinence
  Birth Control, History of
  Contraception, Modern Methods of
  Contraceptive Prevalence
  Family Planning Programs
  Fecundity
  Fertility, Proximate Determinants of
  Genetic Testing
  Induced Abortion: History
  Induced Abortion: Legal Aspects
  Induced Abortion: Prevalence
  Infertility
  Natural Fertility
  Reproductive Health
  Reproductive Technologies: Modern Methods
  Sex Selection
  Spontaneous Abortion
• C. POPULATION BIOLOGY
  Aging and Longevity, Biology of
  Animal Ecology
  Biodemography
  Biology, Population
  Evolutionary Demography
  Mortality Differentials, by Sex
  Primate Demography
  Sex Ratio
• D. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY
  Adoption
  Childlessness
  Cohabitation
  Divorce
  Family: Future
  Family: History
  Family Demography
  Family Life Cycle
  Family Size Distribution
  Grandparenthood
  Marriage
  Parenthood
  Partner Choice
  Sexuality, Human
• E. MORTALITY AND HEALTH
  Aging and Longevity, Biology of
  Biodemography
  Causes of Death
  Disasters
  Environmental Health
  Epidemics
  Epidemiological Transition
  Extinction, Human
  Famine, Concepts and Causes of
  Famine in Africa
  Famine in China
  Famine in Ireland
  Famine in South Asia
  Famine in Soviet Union
  Genocide
  Health Systems
  Health Transition
  Holocaust
  Infant and Child Mortality
  Infanticide
  Life Span
  Life Tables
  Maternal Mortality
  Mortality, Age Patterns of
  Mortality Decline
  Mortality Differentials, by Sex
  Mortality Differentials, Socioeconomic
  Mortality Reversals
  Oldest Old
  Reproductive Health
  War, Demographic Consequences of
• F. DISEASE AND DISABILITY
  Accidents
  AIDS
  Alcohol, Health Effects of
  Black Death
  Cancer
  Cardiovascular Disease
  Disability, Demography of
  Disease, Burden of
  Disease, Concepts and Classification
  Disease and History
  Diseases, Chronic and Degenerative
  Diseases, Infectious
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
  Epidemics
  Homicide and Suicide
  Influenza
  Tobacco-Related Mortality
  Tuberculosis
• G. MIGRATION
  Forced Migration
  Immigration, Unauthorized
  Immigration Trends in Major Destination Countries
  Internal Migration
  International Migration
  Labor Migration, International
  Outer Space, Colonization of
  Peopling of the Continents
  Refugees, Demography of
  Resettlement
  Temporary Migration
  Trans-Atlantic Migration
• H. SUBGROUP POPULATIONS
  African-American Population History
  Caste
  Chinese, Overseas
  Ethnic and National Groups
  Hunter-Gatherers
  Indigenous Peoples
  Languages and Speech Communities
  Nomads
  Oldest Old
  Racial and Ethnic Composition
  Religious Affiliation
  Slavery, Demography of
• I. POPULATION STRUCTURE AND TRENDS
  Age Structure and Dependency
  Aging of Population
  Baby Boom, Post-World War II
  Cities, Future of
  Demographic Transition
  Density and Distribution, Population
  Family: Future
  Family Demography
  Family Size Distribution
  Fertility, Below-Replacement
  Homeostasis
  Household Composition
  Immigration Trends in Major Destination Countries
  Momentum of Population Growth
  Mortality Decline
  Mortality Reversals
  Occupation and Industry
  Population Decline
  Projections and Forecasts, Population
  Residential Segregation
  Rural-Urban Balance
  Suburbanization
  Urbanization
  World Population Growth
• IV. SPATIAL, ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF POPULATION
• A. GEOGRAPHY OF POPULATION
  Biogeography
  Central Place Theory
  Density and Distribution, Population
  Geographic Information Systems
  Geography, Population
  Microstates, Demography of
• B. URBAN DEMOGRAPHY
  Cities, Demographic History of
  Cities, Future of
  Cities, Systems of
  Residential Segregation
  Rural-Urban Balance
  Suburbanization
  Urbanization
• C. ECONOMIC DEMOGRAPHY
  Common Property Resources
  Cost of Children
  Cycles, Population
  Development, Population and
  Dietary Regimes
  Economic-Demographic Models
  Externalities of Population Change
  Family Bargaining
  Famine, Concepts and Causes of
  Generational Accounting
  Immigration, Benefits and Costs of
  Intergenerational Transfers
  Labor Force
  Labor Migration, International
  Microeconomics of Demographic Behavior
  Migration Models
  Nutrition and Calorie Consumption
  Occupation and Industry
  Poverty and Income Distribution
  Risk
  Value of Life, Economic
• D. ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES
  Biogeography
  Carrying Capacity
  Climate Change and Population: Future
  Climate Change and Population: History
  Deforestation
  Ecological Perspectives on Population
  Energy and Population
  Environmental Health
  Environmental Impact, Human
  Food Supply and Population
  Land Use
  Limits to Growth
  Natural Resources and Population
  Nitrogen Cycle
  Sustainable Development
  Water and Population
• V. CULTURAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS OF POPULATION
• A. SOCIETY AND CULTURE
  Anthropological Demography
  Crime, Demography of
  Culture and Population
  Education
  Gender
  Human Ecology
  Literacy
  Literature, Population in
  Mass Media and Demographic Behavior
  Public Opinion on Population Issues
  Social Capital
  Social Institutions
  Social Mobility
  Social Networks
  Social Reproduction
  Technological Change and Population Growth
  Values and Demographic Behavior
  Women's Status and Demographic Behavior
• B. ETHICS AND POPULATION
  Animal Rights
  Data Collection, Ethical Issues in
  Environmental Ethics
  Euthanasia
  Future Generations, Obligations to
  Genetic Testing
  Quality of Population
  Religions, Population Doctrines of
  Reproductive Rights
  Reproductive Technologies: Ethical Issues
  Sex Selection
• C. POLITICAL DEMOGRAPHY
  Communism, Population Aspects of
  Ethnic Cleansing
  Feminist Perspectives on Population Issues
  Forced Migration
  Genocide
  Geopolitics
  Holocaust
  Lebensraum
  National Security and Population
  States System, Demographic History of
  War, Demographic Consequences of
• D. POPULATION POLICY
  Asylum, Right of
  Eugenics
  Family Allowances
  Family Planning Programs
  Family Policy
  Immigration Policies
  One-Child Policy
  Population Policy
  Sex Ratio
  Welfare State
• VI. BIOGRAPHIES
• A. SIXTEENTH CENTURY
  Giovanni Botero
• B. SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
  John Graunt
  William Petty
  Gregory King
• C. EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
  Richard Cantillon
  Leonhard Euler
  Johann Süssmilch
  Marquis de Condorcet
  Jean-Baptiste Moheau
• D. EIGHTEENTH-NINETEENTH CENTURY
  William Godwin
  T. R. Malthus
• E. NINETEENTH CENTURY
  Benjamin Gompertz
  Adolphe Quetelet
  Pierre-François Verhulst
  John Stuart Mill
  William Farr
  Charles Darwin
  Karl Marx
  Francis Galton
  József K rösi
  Vilfredo Pareto
  Arsène Dumont
  Jacques Bertillon
  Knut Wicksell
• F. NINETEENTH-TWENTIETH CENTURY
  Edwin Cannan
  Werner Sombart
• G. TWENTIETH CENTURY
  Adolphe Landry
  R. R. Kuczynski
  Raymond Pearl
  Alfred J. Lotka
  John Maynard Keynes
  Margaret Sanger
  Corrado Gini
  Warren S. Thompson
  P. K. Whelpton
  Alfred Sauvy
  Dorothy Swaine Thomas
  Simon Kuznets
  Frank W. Notestein
  August Lösch
  Irene B. Taeuber
  Kingsley Davis
  Ester Boserup
  David Glass
  Louis Henry
  Bernard Berelson
  Nathan Keyfitz
  Philippe Ariès
  Garrett Hardin
  Peter Laslett
  Ansley Johnson Coale
  Ronald Freedman
  William Brass
  Harvey Leibenstein
  Norman B. Ryder
  Judith Blake
  Richard A. Easterlin
  John C. Caldwell
  Gary S. Becker
  Julian L. Simon