SOC303H1 Lecture 4: SOC303 Lecture #4
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Crude death rates: the number of deaths during a given year per 1000. Defining families people as of july 1st of the same year: (ow do demographer understand (cid:498)the family(cid:499) 1960s: families = fertility (young, white, heterosexual marrid couples) Over time: understanding of the family broadened to include: Family definitions: salient in many areas of government activity, including; Laws: nuclear families are usually what the government thinks of. Direct and indirect measurement of same-sex couples: direct: question about relationship that is explicit ex: canadian. Census: indirect: inferred from question about sex/gender and relationship status. Why does it matter to be counted: local, provincial and federal governments use census data as a basis for planning local services. Ex: financial support for families with children, childcare services, health care: visibility of economic and social inequalities. Ex: low income, risk of poverty: advocacy. Data analysis: family definition used by stats can.
