SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Southwestern United States, Genetically Modified Organism
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Study of the size, composition, distribution, and changes in the human population. Developed countries have fewer children; developing countries have more children. A developed country has a high standard of living (more developed/advanced country) A developing country has a lower standard of living (less developed country) Catastrophes affect the population; this includes famines, wars, and natural disasters. Life expectancy also affects the size of the human population. The average age to which people in a particular population live. Life expectancy at birth is a major indicator of the quality of life. Life expectancy of people in the united states: Illnesses caused by obesity are already shortening the average u. s. life by at least four to nine months. Within 50 years, if the trend is not reversed, obesity will cut the average lifespan by at least two to five years.
