DEMOGRAPHICS 2

Question 1

death rate

Answer 1

number of deaths per 1000 of the population per year

Question 2

how has the death rate changed from 1900 to 2012

Answer 2

fallen dramatically

Question 3

what are diseases of affluence

Answer 3

rich foods, smoking and wine- 50’s

Question 3

why was the death rate high in 1850-1970

Answer 3

due to rise of infectious diseases

Question 4

public health

Answer 4

improved housing and clean air act

Question 5

medical improvement

Answer 5

anti biotics and immunisation, NHS 1948

Question 5

improved nutrition

Answer 5

reduction in tb

Question 6

smoking and diet

Answer 6

obesity has replaced smoking, fall in smoking related deaths

Question 7

american healthcare

Answer 7

longer lives due to costly medication

Question 8

other social changes leading to decline of death rate

Answer 8

decline of mining and other dangerous jobs, smaller families, higher income, greater public knowledge

Question 9

life expectancy

Answer 9

hoe long on average someone should live based on when they were born

Question 10

death rates and life expectancy

Answer 10

as death rates fall life expectancy rises

Question 11

what does harper predict

Answer 11

we will soon reach radical longevity, many more centurions

Question 12

gender class and ethnicity differences in life expectancy

Answer 12

women live longer than men
north and scotland- lower life expectancy than south
poorest areas die 7 years earlier than those in richest

Question 13

ageing population

Answer 13

older average population age

Question 14

what is the prediction relating to ageing population… by 2041

Answer 14

we will have as many 78yr olds as 5yr olds

Question 15

the ageing population is a result of 3 factors

Answer 15

increasing life expectancy
decline in infant mortality
declining fertility

Question 16

how does feminism impact the ageing population

Answer 16

women staying in education longer, more access to contraception

Question 17

affects of ageing population

Answer 17

public services
changes in family structure
single person pensioner house holds
dependency ratio
policy implications
ageism

Question 18

public services

Answer 18

consume a large part of health and social care
overgeneralisation- many older people are in good health

Question 18

family structure

Answer 18

increase in extended families- longer life expectancy
multi generational and bean pole families

Question 19

single person pensioner households

Answer 19

1/8 of all households are like this
mostly female as they live longer
feminisation of later life

Question 20

feminisation of later life

Answer 20

more female products and activities

Question 21

dependency ratio

Answer 21

puts the workers under a bigger strain
economically dependant
3.2 workers for every 1 pensioner
offset by decline of dependant children

Question 22

policy implications

Answer 22

several important social policies trade down, smaller houses, free up housing for youth

Question 23

ageism

Answer 23

negative stereotype based on age old age can be seen and spoken about like a problem

Question 24

what did phillipson say about old age

Answer 24

the old are of no value to capitalism

Question 25

postmodernist view of old age

Answer 25

social construct, stages of life have broken down we can now choose an identity regardless of age

Question 26

Demography

Answer 26

Study of population and their characteristics

Question 27

Birth rate

Answer 27

How many babies are born per 1000 of the population per year

Question 28

Total fertility rate

Answer 28

Average number of children women will have during their fertile years

Question 29

Infant mortality rate

Answer 29

Relationship between the size of working population and the non working. Dependent part

Question 30

Death rate

Answer 30

How many deaths per 1000 of the population per year

Question 31

Life expectancy

Answer 31

How long your life is expected to be based on when you were born

Question 32

Ageing population

Answer 32

More older people than younger in a society

Question 33

Féminisation of later life

Answer 33

Women live longer- therefore an increase in feminine products and activities

Question 34

Ageism

Answer 34

Discrimination based on age

Question 35

Structured dependency

Answer 35

When older people are dependant on families or the government to support them

Question 36

Migrant

Answer 36

Someone who moved country. 2 kinds

Question 37

Immigrant

Answer 37

Moving into a country

Question 38

Emigrant

Answer 38

Moving out of a country

Question 39

Globalisation

Answer 39

Increasingly interconnected. Global barriers are breaking down. Not good or bad

Question 40

Harper 2012

Answer 40

Soon we will achieve radical longevity- there will be more centurions than ever before

Question 41

Harper

Answer 41

We are moving towards an American culture- replacing smoking with obesity and living for a long time with the help of medication

Question 42

Tranter 1996

Answer 42

3/4 of the decline in death rates from 1850 to 1970 is due to fall in infection related death

Question 43

McKeown 1972

Answer 43

Improved nutrition accounts for the reducation in death rates

Question 44

Walker 2011

Answer 44

The average difference in life expectancy of people who are disability free is 17 years

Question 45

Hirsch

Answer 45

Several important social policies will need to change for us to tackle the problems around ageing population

Question 46

Phillipson 1982

Answer 46

The old are of no use to capitalism

Question 47

Hunt

Answer 47

We can choose a lifestyle regardless of our age- age is a social construct

Question 48

Pilcher 1995

Answer 48

Inequalities such as gender and class remain important to an individuals choices and identity

Question 49

Age concern 2004

Answer 49

More people reported age discrimination than any other forms