Project description

Population�and�Public�Policy�exposes students to the logic�and�skills of demographic research�and�policy�analysis. The course emphasizes the nature, collection,�and�interpretation of demographic data, the application of demographic techniques, the major components (i.e., fertility, mortality,�andmigration) of national�and�global�population�change,�andcontemporary�population�problems (e.g.,�population�aging, teen childbearing, the rise in non-marital childbearing, immigrant adaptation). The course also emphasizes�publicpolicies that can influence demographic change. The format primarily involves lectures�and�class discussion. Students are expected to attend each class�and�be prepared to discuss assigned materials.�

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