The authors have skillfully recrafted this classic text into an exciting, up-to-date introduction to demography that reflects the field's evolution into a rich and diversified discipline. While maintaining the basic framework of the successful previous edition, the second edition's content has been thoroughly revised to incorporate a broad range of the latest demographic theories as well as timely examples. Two new chapters--"Morbidity and Health" and "Population Diversity"--mirror the changing interests and growing breadth of demographic research. Demography, Second Edition presents current data and short-term projections of relatively stable trends. These features, combined with the text's international focus, ensure that it will remain timely and relevant. Moreover, the authors facilitate the reader's exploration of Internet-related data, providing a guide to the use and interpretation of the most recent data available. This reader-friendly edition also include! s numerous graphics as well as chapter exercises and propositions for debate.