TY - JOUR A1 - Johnson-Hanks, Jennifer T1 - What kind of theory for anthropological demography? Y1 - 2007/01/06 JF - Demographic Research JO - Demographic Research SN - 1435-9871 SP - 1 EP - 26 DO - 10.4054/DemRes.2007.16.1 VL - S5 IS - 1 UR - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/5/1/ L1 - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/5/1/s5-1.pdf L2 - https://www.demographic-research.org/special/5/1/s5-1.pdf N2 - This paper argues that demographic anthropology has, for most part, imported rather than exported theory. Yet, the discipline has the potential to generate important rethinking of population, culture, and their interaction. After discussing the state of the field and the challenges that must be faced in developing new theoretical approaches in demographic anthropology, the paper suggests a framework for research based on the related ideas of the "demographic conjuncture" and "construal." ER -