Description
Book SynopsisFocusing on the period from 1913 to 1995, this book offers a social and institutional account of the evolution of demography in Canada.
Trade ReviewThis book may well contribute to a renewed appreciation of the role of social statistics in understanding society, and thus in providing a useful and legitimate undertaking for its best young talent. -- Roderic Beaujot * Population Studies, No 1 *
Table of ContentsFigures and Tables
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
Introduction
1. Summary of Demography in Europe and Canada, 1600-2000
2. Population Statistics and Demographic Research in Canada,1900-50
3. Outside the Universities in French- and English-Speaking Canada,1950-70
4. Universities in French- and English-Speaking Canada, 1950-70
5. The Bureau from 1970: Data, Research, and Related Activities
6. Universities in French- and English-Speaking Canada from 1970
7. Outside the Bureau and the Universities from 1970
8. Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century
Appendices
A. Respondents
B. Notes on "Race" in Canadian Census Statistics:Historical, Conceptual, and Political Dimensions
C. Census and Other Monographs
D. Demolinguistics: Origin, Use, and Definition in Canada
Notes
References
Index
