SOC103H1 Chapter Notes -Garrett Hardin, Herbert J. Gans, Georg Simmel
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Demography: the study of human populations- their growth and decline through births, deaths, and migration. Environmental geography: the systematic study of the interaction between humans and the surrounding natural world, focusing on the human impact on the environment and vice versa. Human capital: a skill or skill set, usually including educational attainment or job-related experiences, that enhances a worker"s value on the job; the result of foregoing income and a long-term investment in personal improvement. Population composition: the makeup or mix of different social types in a population; for example, the different numbers of men and women, old and young people. Population pyramid: a graphic depiction of the age-sex composition of a population. Cohort: a set of people with a common origin or starting point; birth cohort- a set of people born in the same year or set of years.
