Social Demography of South Africa (eBook, PDF)

Advances and Emerging Issues
Redaktion: Odimegwu, Clifford O.; Kekovole, John

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This edited collection investigates what progress has been made in the field of social demography in South Africa since the democratic dispensation in the country. Contributors offer a compilation of in-depth analytical studies of substantive, technical and contemporary issues in the South African demographic landscape. Accessible and topical, it is a useful reference guide to those working in disciplines such as sociology, geography, statistics and economics, and to all those trying to understand the role of national statistical agency in national development planning in Africa.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 344
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. August 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317818007
• Artikelnr.: 43729470

Autorenporträt

Clifford O. Odimegwu is the head of Demography and Population Studies Programme at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. John Kekovole is currently an Executive Manager in charge of Census Inputs and Outputs at Statistics South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Pali J. Lehohla. Acknowledgments. Introduction and Overview
Clifford O. Odimegwu and John Kekovole 1. Sources of Socioeconomic and
Demographic Data in South Africa Clifford O. Odimegwu and John Kekovole 2.
Age Structural Transition of the South African Population: Racial
Differentials and Implications Mosidi Nhlapo and Henry V. Doctor 3. An
Assessment of Quality of Death Registration Data for Mortality Estimation
in South Africa Christine Khoza 4. An Assessment of Quality of Birth
Registration in South Africa for Fertility Estimation Mosidi Nhlapo 5. An
Assessment of the Quality of Aggregate Employment Statistics in Population
Censuses and Survey in South Africa Joyce Lestrade-Jefferis 6. Trends and
Patterns of Reporting Causes of Death in South Africa Maletela
Tuoane-Nkhasi and Abram Moyo 7. Migration, Urbanisation and Development in
South Africa Samuel Kojo Antobam 8. Temporary Population Movements into
South Africa: Analysis of Border Statistics Susanna Ubomba-Jaswa, Tshwaro
Gae and Duduzile Mazibuko 9. Household and Family Dynamics in South Africa
Tapiwa Jhamba and Kerotse Malefo 10. Trends and Determinants of Educational
Attainment of South African Youth Mandila Gilimani, Kwena Marevhula and
Isabelle Schmidt 11. Demography of Labour Force in a Transitional Society
Clifford O. Odimegwu, Sasha Frade, Nicole De Wet and Sunday Adedini 12.
Female Labour Force Participation in South Africa: Levels, Trends and
Differentials Constance T. Mabela and Alfonso J. Fanoe 13. Demography of
Poverty and Inequality in South Africa Sandile Simelane and Kefiloe
Masiteng 14. Demography of Disability in South Africa Nicole De Wet and
Leonard Ahuejere 15. Gender Disparities in South Africa Kefiloe Masiteng
and Yovani A. Moses Lubaale