SOC334H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Population Ageing, Demographic Transition, Baby Boom
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Chapter 3: aging in canada & the world today. Rapid increases in the older population in the least developed and less developed nations have outstripped social supports for older people. Developed nations face other challenges due to larger proportions of older people. An increase in older population will challenge healthcare & pension systems. Population aging will affect every social system in countries that are both rich and poor. Canada(cid:495)s population is one of the older populations in the world. Demographers/experts that study population change use at least 3 measures of population aging: (1) number of older people in a population, (2) median age of a population. Median age: the population is older and is younger than the median age: (3) proportion of older people in a population. These measures allow for studying change in the composition of the population, also allows for comparing groups at different points in time. North america plus australia, japan and new zealand.
