SOC102H1 Chapter 14: Reading for Week 6. Book: Social Problems, Chapter: 14
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To solve problems we don"t need fewer ppl, but better educated ppl. Population growth and imperfections on how societies are run; worsen urban problems. Two stages, slow growth till industrialization (1700s), then exponential growth. Most growth in developing countries; developed countries" share of pop will be halved. Shift in demographic patterns from high [birth/death] rates to low [birth/death] rates. In four stages: (1) high/high; (2) industrialization =>high/low (explosive growth), (3) med/low =>slower increase, (4) post industrial stage => low/low=> no pop growth. How the development of the world changes family dynamics (demographic transition idea). Solutions: positive checks: prevent overpopulation by increasing death rate, preventive checks; prevent by limiting birth rate. Criticism: some nations will handle populations problems peacefully, not war www. notesolution. com, food production is not arithmetic; technology aids in production, alfred sauvy; look at case by case of overpopulation. If unavoidable; look for benefits: joel cohen; we can modify our environment, this carrying capacity" is not constant.
