SOC312H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Microfoundations, Survey Sampling, Uptodate
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Example of an aggregate measure is the birth rate. Summarizes the extent to which individual women in the population have given birth during a specific period of time. Demography: study of population derives from the greek words meaning people and graphia meaning the study of. Population refers specifically to a collectivity of people coexisting within a prescribed geographic territory or place at a given point in time. Ryder refers to the succession of generations in a population as demographic metabolism. Demographic metabolism a continuing process of societal renewal through fundamental demographic processes. Human population is a dynamic aggregate existing within a defined geographic boundary and continuously changing as a result of the complementary processes or attrition and accession. Census can identify three subsets of the overall population: the civilian population, the total resident population and the total population living abroad. Most demographic works focus on three core areas:
