SOC 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Population Pyramid, Culture Of Thailand, Demographic Transition

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Sociology (SOC)
• Course: SOC 001
• Professor: silva

Document Summary

Population pyramid a representation of population structure by age and sex at a given point of time. Population pyramids allow demographers to predict future needs of population. Example: an aging population will require more long-term health care. Maintains that population is kept in check and stabilizes as countries experience economic development. Population growth changes as societies undergo industrialization, modernization, technological advancements, and urbanization. Urbanization is the movement of people from rural areas to cities. In 2008, for the first time in history, a majority of the world"s population lived in urban areas. The industrial revolution created a surge in urbanization. Functionalist: developed theories of urban ecology the study of the relationships between people and their urban environment. Megacities, metropolitan areas with at least 10 million inhabitants, are becoming more common. An ecosystem involves a physical environment and all forms of life living in relation to another. 1% of fresh water available for use.