1985-1987 - Population Studies Center - University of Michigan

COURSES (Cont'd.)Sociology 535 - The Urban Community. Offered occasionally.A descriptive study of the form and developmentof the urban community with respect to demographicstructure, spatial and temporal patterns andfunctional organization. Attention is given to the datasources and analytic techniques appropriate to thestudy of population distribution and migration.Sociology 536 • Human Ecology and Social Organization.Offered occasionally. Deals with the forms andmodes of change of social structure as affected byinteractions with the environment and population.Sociology 595. Special Topics in Population:Migration and Urbanization. Offered periodically.This course examines the major substantive areas ofmigration research and the relationship betweenmigration and urbanization, drawing from thedemographic, sociological, and geographic literature.It also introduces students to the methods of analysisand data that can be used to examine the migrationcomponent of population change.Sociology of Fertility. Offered periodically. Thiscourse examines major theories and controversiesabout the fertility transition and considers therelevant evidence. Both historical transitions in theWest and contemporary transitions in developingcountries are considered.Sociology 633 - Proseminar in Historical Demography.Offered periodically. A survey of the data sourcesand the methods of data organization and analysispeculiar to historical demographic research along withselected substantive topics.Sociology 830,831 - Seminars in Population andHuman Ecology. Offered periodically. A variety ofsubstantive and methodological topics are taken up inseminar format.Economics 466 - Economics of Population. Offeredannually. Analysis of the causes and effects of populationchanges from the standpoint of economic theory.Economics 667 - The Economics of PopulationGrowth. Offered annually. Examines the economicdeterminants of demographic behavior, emphasizingfertility, and the effects of demographic change in bothdeveloped and less developed countries. The economicaspects of population policy and family planningprograms are explored also.Economics 867, 868 - Seminar in the Economics ofPopulation. Offered annually. A seminar covering avariety of topics in the form of (1) a detailed discussionof an important recent article or series of articles; (2)presentation of research plans or findings by traineesor faculty members; (3) presentation of research resultsby a visitor.Sociology 630 - Research Methods in Population andHuman Ecology. Offered annually. An examination ofthe nature and structure of a large number of demographictechniques useful for studying populationcomposition or analyzing population dynamics.Involves both review of literature and computationsusing the techniques. Topics include life table construction,period and cohort rates, and stable populationmodels. The course involves both review ofliterature and computations using the techniques.Sociology 631, 63? - Advanced Population Methods:Indirect Estimation Techniques. Offered periodically.The methods used to detect and correct for the kinds oferrors found in many data from developing countries,including methods by Brass, Preston, and Coale, areexamined. Occasionally other kinds of advancedmethods are emphasized.John Miller and Shubha Ghosh26 Population Studies Center