SOC244H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Demographic Transition, Global Warming, Environmental Degradation
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For what readership is it written? (the preface, acknowledgements, bibliography and index can be helpful in answering these questions. [one paragraph: note the most important evidence the author presents to support his or her thesis. [one or two paragraphs: evaluate the author"s use of evidence, and describe how he or she deals with counter evidence. (see pp. [one paragraph: compare this book with other books or articles you have read on the same subject. [one paragraph: the notion of the prolongation of life of the elderly is an example of medicalization wherein a naturally occurring process has been deemed pathological by the society, conclude with a final evaluation of the book. You might discuss who would find this book useful and why. Are they discussed explicitly? (again, look for statements in the preface, etc. and follow them up in the rest of the work. )
