Sociology 2180A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Demographic Transition, Industrial Revolution, Advantageous

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2180A/B
• Professor: Rachel Margolis

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Lecture 8 population growth and family planning. 2a england and wales & 2b - chile. Went through demographic transition earlier (1750 1990) than other countries. When they had rapid population growth (many people emigrated to other countries so they could absorb population growth) Countries in stage 1 are pre-development countries and have high death rates and birth rates. Has a highly variable death rate due to infectious diseases or famines. In stage 2 death rates decline and birth rates stay high which demonstrates a natural increase. In stage 3, economic development increases smaller gap b/w death and birth rates but still a natural increase. In stage 4 we live a very long time with fewer children positive but low level of natural increase. Figure 6 a classic demographic transition: actual and projected for india and. 1900 2050 demographic transition occurred later but happened faster. Cdr doesn"t start to decline until the 1930s but occurs rapidly.