{"id":6540473335897,"title":"Demography in the Age of the Postmodern — Riley","handle":"demography-in-the-age-of-the-postmodern-riley","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Nancy Riley, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/profiles\/faculty\/nriley\/index.html\" title=\"Nancy Riley faculty page\"\u003eA. Myrick Freeman Professor of Social Sciences\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand James McCarthy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNancy Riley and James McCarthy examine demography in this study from the new perspective of postmodernism, and survey its development as a field. Demography as a social science has struggled to maintain its political and academic strength. Riley and McCarthy accordingly argue for the inclusion of new methodologies and theories into the field in order to broaden and strengthen the analysis of demographic behavior. The book includes numerous examples of innovative demographic-related research, indicating how it enriches the field.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-03-05T12:21:09-05:00","created_at":"2021-03-05T12:21:08-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Faculty","Non-Fiction"],"price":2000,"price_min":2000,"price_max":2000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":2000,"compare_at_price_min":2000,"compare_at_price_max":2000,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39260543254617,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBF303-Riley","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Demography in the Age of the Postmodern — Riley","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2000,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":2000,"inventory_quantity":7,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"0521533643","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf303-riley-demography.jpg?v=1614964869"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf303-riley-demography.jpg?v=1614964869","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Demography in the Age of the Postmodern by Nancy Riley","id":20249263472729,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf303-riley-demography.jpg?v=1614964869"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf303-riley-demography.jpg?v=1614964869","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Nancy Riley, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/profiles\/faculty\/nriley\/index.html\" title=\"Nancy Riley faculty page\"\u003eA. Myrick Freeman Professor of Social Sciences\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eand James McCarthy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNancy Riley and James McCarthy examine demography in this study from the new perspective of postmodernism, and survey its development as a field. Demography as a social science has struggled to maintain its political and academic strength. Riley and McCarthy accordingly argue for the inclusion of new methodologies and theories into the field in order to broaden and strengthen the analysis of demographic behavior. The book includes numerous examples of innovative demographic-related research, indicating how it enriches the field.\u003c\/p\u003e"}