HLTC22H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Modernization Theory, Demographic Transition, Global Distribution System
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Lynn macdonald paper: grapples with issues of theory building, theories provide conceptual tools for interpreting experience, provides scaffolding to think with. It"s i(cid:373)porta(cid:374)t that de(cid:373)ographers (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:374)e(cid:272)t data with broader social, cultural, political, economic issues: situate the data to make it meaningful. In developing countries timeline for demographic transition is compressed (less than 100 years(cid:895) that is (cid:272)ausi(cid:374)g pro(cid:271)le(cid:373)s related to people"s (cid:374)eeds. It is over-simplistic in excessively focusing only on the negatives of the ageing population and how it is creating new challenges for society. The article paints the aging population as a burden and strain on resources. In addition, the article lists numbers of people needing long term care but does not specify what type of care is really needed. All the people counted in the data do not necessarily need to be at a long-term facility. I would seek to gather age-specific data about the type of care that older people in the community need.
