Spring 2012 Courses
The following courses will be offered during the spring semester. This schedule will be updated if any other courses are added to the schedule. Refer to the campus schedule of classes for last minute time and location updates and to verify number of spaces remaining in the class.
| Demography 145AC Cross listed with History 139B sect. 4 units |
The American Immigrant Experience. Satisfies the American Cultures requirement. This course covers the history of the United States focusing on the causes and effects of immigration, from the colonial period to the present. Students will use very cool thematic mapping software and census data to complete two fascinating labs. Carl Mason, MWF 3-4pm, 110 Barrows. |
| Demography/Econ C175 spring 2009 webcast 3 units |
Introduction to Economic Demography. How do economic changes affect marriage, divorce, and child-bearing decisions? How does immigration to the US affect the ethnic composition of the population, the earnings of native workers, taxes on natives, and the macro-economy? What causes the aging of populations, and how will population aging affect the economies of industrial nations, and in particular, pension programs like Social Security? What accounts for the rise in women's participation in the wage labor force over the past century? How are family composition and poverty interrelated? Does rapid population growth slow economic development in Third World countries? Ronald Lee, T-Th 2-3:30pm in F295 Haas. |
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4 units |
Advanced Demographic Analysis. Prerequisites: 210, 110, or consent of instructor. Stable population theory, demographic measurement, and estimation procedures for flawed and incomplete data. Sensitivity testing of demographic measurement using microsimulation. John Wilmoth, T-Th 11-12:30 p.m., 2232 Piedmont Avenue, room 100. |
Demography C165/Sociology C184 3 units |
Family and Household in Comparative Perspective. How are families and households organized around the world? Which aspects of household and family vary, and which are constant? What are the relationships between household and family on the one hand and the political, economic or broad social patterns on the other? This course examines all of the questions, taking historical and contemporary examples from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Jennifer Johnson-Hanks, TTh 9:30am-11am, 110 Barrows Hall. |
| Demography 260 course description 4 units |
Special Topics in Demography: Measurement of Mortality in Political Violence.
When the world looks at human rights atrocities, we often ask, "how many were killed?" In this seminar, we will review four methods used to assess the magnitude and pattern of mass killings: simple enumeration, household retrospective mortality surveys, census analysis, and direct estimation. Although substantive discussions of the political and historical implications of different patterns will be discussed as well, the focus of the class will be on understanding the strengths and weaknesses of various technical approaches. Patrick Ball, F 1-4pm, room 100 (seminar room), 2232 Piedmont Avenue. |
| Demography C275A/Econ C275A 3 units |
Economic Demography. Economic Demography teaches economic consequences of demographic change in developed and developing countries, for savings and capital formation, labor markets and intergenerational transfers. It also considers economic influences on family, fertility, migration, health and mortality. Ronald Lee, W 4-6pm, Rm. 100 (seminar room), 2232 Piedmont Avenue. |
| Demography 296 (last year's syllabus) 4 units |
Advanced Research Techniques. Problems in data acquisition, analysis, and presentation of technical demographic research. Special research topics in advanced areas, by lecture or seminar conferences on foci to be announced. Required of graduate students in the Ph.D. program in Demography. John Wilmoth, Tuesday 8-11am, room 100 (seminar room), 2232 Piedmont Avenue. |