SOCI 254 Lecture Notes - Social Movement, Human Capital Flight, System On A Chip
24 Jan 2013
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Death rates + birth rates tend to be high, then fall in sequence to eventually stabilize @low levels. Theory: transition of nat economy fr/agricultural to industrial phases causes the death rates + birth rates to decline in sequence. Population pyramids typical of the four stages of transition. Ploughs, chem fertilizers that make you produce more, expansion on planted surface. Despite jobs in indus cities in 18/19th cities were dangerous jobs (short life expectancy) Analysis is speculative: sig exceptions such as germany japan remain unexplained. @low + medium levels, devel (in hdi terms) promotes fertility decline. @high hdi levels, devel promotes fertility increase, up to a certain level. No country has ever conformed completely to the model. Data problems remain significant for many countries + historical events. This is the most widely accepted generalization in all of social science. Econ level of hh is imp in determ fertility level of wife of head of household.
