Sociology 2236A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mathematical Model, Immigration, Monolingualism

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2236A/B
• Professor: Thersa Abada

Document Summary

Population change is a function of change in these three variables. Human society is composed of a culture and social structure, with population as its base: culture (system of ideas, values, beliefs) Invening proceses associated with stages of the individual life course. Focus on aggregate population processes as manifestations of individual action conditioned by so(cid:272)ietal for(cid:272)es (cid:862) o(cid:272)iety(cid:863) (infancy, childhood, young adulthood, adulthood, old age) each life course stages has its specific roles. Balanced vs. unbalanced (e. g. singles vs. conjugally dominant) Quantitatively, population changes as a function of change in these variables. Declining rate of population growth since the early 1970s future population accounts for almost the entire increase in the un revised 2100 global projection. Today, more people are living outside their country of birth than ever before. The scientific study of population, its structure and change (growth), due to the interplay of birth, deaths and migration.