GGR111H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Rationality, Disconnection
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Composition based upon sex, age, crucial for understanding. Disconnection where growth is taking place and where the resources are. Always expressed per 1,000 to standardize analysis of population. Can compare populations in different countries of the world. When comparing india and ireland, by standardizing we can compare, Areas with lower parts of development, birth rate is high. Western europe, japan, north america, birth rate is low. Variations tend to be associated with economic development. Social structure: the role of people in society. Economic structure: labour source in agriculture economy comes from the family. Rationality for this, have to understand why this is the case. Children aren"t as important, why would you have a child in canada? education. If women are empowered in society, birth rates will decline. In rural society, developing, women"s job is to take care and raise children. Cost of children: developing: children are an economic asset.
