Political Arithmetic A Symposium of Population Studies

Encompassing the areas of economics, sociology, social biology and genetics, and drawing on studies from the UK and Australia, this volume charts and analyses the factors affecting population growth. Chapters include:* The international decline in fertility* The changing structure of the family* Educational opportunities* Concepts of race.

Part I - The Survival Minimum Introduction - Prolegomena to Political Arithmetic By Lancelot Hogben 1. The International Decline of Fertility By R.R. Kuczynski 2. The Effect of Present Trends in Fertility and Mortality upon the Future Population of Great Britain and upon its Age Composition By Enid Charles 3. Differential Fertility in England and Wales During the Past Two Decades By Enid Charles and Pearl Moshinsky 4. Changes in Fertility in England and Wales, 1851-1931 By D.V. Glass 5. The Changing Structure of the Family in Australia By Enid Charles 6. Marriage Frequency and Economic Fluctuations in England and Wales, 1851-1934 By D.V. Glass 7. British Demographers' Opinions on Fertility, 1660-1760 By R.R. Kuczynski Part II - The Recruitment of Social Personnel Introduction By Lancelot Hogben 8. Ability and Opportunity in English Education By J.L. Gray and Pearl Moshinsky 9. Ability and Educational Opportunity in relation to Parental Occupation By J.L. Gray and Pearl Moshinsky 10. Opportunity and the Older Universities By David V. Glass and J.L. Gray 11. The Relation Between Initial and Maximum Earnings and Differential Fertility of Skilled and Unskilled Wage-Earners By Enid Charles and David Morgan 12. The Distribution of the Blood-Groups and its Bearing on the Concept of Race By Allison Davis