SOCL 2001 Chapter : Demography
Document Summary
Demography: the study of human pop dynamics, study of size of pop, structure and distribution of population, change over time, change=births-deaths+-migration. Country a- 100 people, 50 women, 30 of the women are child bearing age 50 men. Fertility rate is . 9 4 babies- total is 80. Country b- 100 people, 80 women and 20 men. General- number of babes / number of women who can have babies. Age specific- (denominator would be the specific age) number of babies and divide by. Solutions to overpopulation: survival of the fittest, laissez-faire, education of women, other possibilities, underpopulation, reduced economic growth for country, depends on the structure of the pop, where is the underpopulation- Singapore- you will get paid to have kids. In china, if you only have 1 child they give you a subsidy, if you have more you don"t get that award.
