Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century

Sylvia T. Wargon

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Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2007

About this book

Canada is unique among Western nations in possessing population information dating back almost 400 years. Drawing on this rich background, the book offers a social and institutional account of the evolution of demography in Canada focusing on the period from 1913 to 1995, as the discipline unfolded against the changing cultural, social, and political scene.

Augmenting published and unpublished sources with information culled from personalized questionnaires sent to key scholars and practitioners, Sylvia Wargon describes and interprets the development of the field. She provides important background information about the origins and history of demography in Europe and Canada from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, and explains the gradual development and institutionalization of demography in the French- and English-speaking regions of Canada. Important milestones are discussed in the context of their social environment. Based on French- and English-language sources, Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century is the first and only comprehensive treatment of the subject to date.

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Sylvia T. Wargon is retired from Statistics Canada, where she worked for more than three decades. Her publication areas include demography, sociology, and the history of science.

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This 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.

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Contents
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Figures and Tables
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Acknowledgments
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Acronyms
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Introduction
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Summary of Demography in Europe and Canada, 1600–2000
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Population Statistics and Demographic Research in Canada, 1900–50
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Outside the Universities in French- and English-Speaking Canada, 1950–70
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Universities in French- and English-Speaking Canada, 1950–70
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The Bureau from 1970: Data, Research, and Related Activities
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Universities in French-and English-Speaking Canada from 1970
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Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century
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Respondents
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Notes on “Race” in Canadian Census Statistics: Historical, Conceptual, and Political Dimensions
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Census and Other Monographs
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Demolinguistics: Origin, Use, and Definition in Canada
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Notes
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References
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Index
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Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Reviews

Topics

Table of contents

Front Matter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Acronyms

Introduction

Summary of Demography in Europe and Canada, 1600–2000

Population Statistics and Demographic Research in Canada, 1900–50

Outside the Universities in French- and English-Speaking Canada, 1950–70

Universities in French- and English-Speaking Canada, 1950–70

The Bureau from 1970: Data, Research, and Related Activities

Universities in French-and English-Speaking Canada from 1970

Outside the Bureau and the Universities from 1970

Demography in Canada in the Twentieth Century

Respondents

Notes on “Race” in Canadian Census Statistics: Historical, Conceptual, and Political Dimensions

Census and Other Monographs

Demolinguistics: Origin, Use, and Definition in Canada

Notes

References

Index

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