George K. Jarvis is emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Alberta, Canada, where he worked from 1974 until 1997. His primary teaching interests are in human populations, medical sociology, and aging.
Population makes up all human groups and is the bedrock of society.
The measurement of population is a relatively exact discipline, Description of change in population size and structure is a useful skill as it often allows planners to predict population changes. In population studies we take a non-technical approach as we link population processes to other aspects of human experience. We will examine population processes both as causes and as effect. Graduate students from all programs are welcome. This is no prerequisite, but a background in either social or life sciences would be useful.