Population and society Flashcards
(13 cards)
what is demography
scientific study of human population, including size, composition and distribution
3 indicators of population and society
fertility, mortality, migration
population change =
births - deaths + immigration - emigration
What is demographic transition theory
decline mortality, modernisation and increased standard of living, decline fertility
birth rates decline, deaths outnumber
Thomas Robert Malthus suggests that
implications population growth, population grow faster rate than available subsistence, could lead war, famine
what is voluntary human extinction movement
fears de-population amid fertility decline, post war baby boom revived fear of over-population
political and economic implications population growth
can stimulate economic growth, increase population density, higher housing prices, unemployment
impact of the population on the environment
less land area, loss of biodiversity, pollution
the implication of an ageing population
old age dependency ratio burden those at working age
China one child policy
skewed sex and less working age
pronatalist population policies
restricts access to sex education, contraception, abortion
women’s duty to bear children
Boston and Bouvier main ideas
all population actors
natural decrease because population that is elderly
baby boom
member of large or small cohort affects odd for success
Sigle main ideas
demographic measures are subject to interpretation
