[On differences in the comprehension of the subject and methods of modern demography]

"Arguments used by the defenders and enemies of the narrow and broad comprehension of...population reproduction are analyzed.... It is shown that the process of...population...renewal due to the birth-rate and death-rate is not identical to the more complex process of population reproduction as a mechanism of preservation of identity of the quantity and quality of the population under study. The internal and external social environment of the population reproduction system as a social process is considered. The role and significance of statistical method in the study of...population reproduction are analyzed." (SUMMARY IN ENG)