Barbara Anderson

Affiliated Programs:

Center for Russian and East European Studies

Michigan Historical Demography Workshop

Ph.D., Princeton University

Dr. Anderson studies the relationship between social change and demographic change. Her research focuses on the former Soviet Union, China and South Africa. Her teaching centers on the relationship between social and demographic change and on technical demography.

Recent Publications

Journal Articles

Anderson, Barbara, John H. Romani, Heston Phillips, Marie Wentzel, and Kholadi Tlabela. "Exploring environmental perceptions, behaviors and awareness: water and water pollution in South Africa." Population & Environment, 28: 133-161. 2007.

Anderson, Barbara, and Heston E. Phillips. "Adult mortality (age 15-64) based on death notification data in South Africa: 1997-2004." Report No. 03-09-05, Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2006.

Anderson, Barbara, and Heston E. Phillips. "Trends in the Percent of Children who are Orphans in South Africa 1995-2005." Report-03-09-06, Pretoria: Statistics South Africa. 2006.

Anderson, Barbara, and John H. Romani. "Changing Social Priorities and the Increased Salience of the Economy in Estonia." Nationalities Paper, 33 (3): 303-314. 2005.

Anderson, Barbara. "Unintended Population Consequences of Policies." Population and Environment, 25 (4): 377-390. 2004.

Chapters

Anderson, Barbara. "Undercount in China's 2000 Census in Comparative Perspective." In 2000 Population Census of China--Proceedings of International Seminar. Beijing: China Statistical Publishing House. 2006.

Romani, John H., Barbara Anderson, and Jinyun Liu. "Distribution and Availability of Health Personnel in Yunnan Province: 1982-2000." In 2000 Population Census of China--Proceedings of International. Beijing: China Statistical Publishing House. 2006.

Anderson, Barbara. "Migration in South Africa in Comparative Perspective." In Migration in South and Southern Africa: Dynamics and Determinants edited by Kok, Pieter, Derik Gelderblom, John Oucho, Johan van Zyl. Pretoria, South Africa: Human Sciences Research Council. 2005.

PSC Reports

Anderson, Barbara, and Mosidi S. Nhlapo. "Changes in Standard of Living among Population Groups in South Africa: 1998-2006." PSC Research Report No. 08-654. September 2008.

Anderson, Barbara, and Heston E. Phillips. "The Changing Pattern of Adult Mortality in South Africa, 1997-2005: HIV and Other Sources." PSC Research Report No. 08-649. July 2008.

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