SOC 1113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Population Projection, Reproductive Rights, Double Consciousness
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Variables such as population size, age, racial composition, birth rates and death rates. *it is preferable to use rates instead of total numbers when making comparisons between countries. # of births for every 1,000 people each year. # of births for every 1,000 women in a specific age group. The avg. number of births expected from any woman in a population to bear in her lifetime. A trf of two, meaning each woman has 2 kids to replace the father and mother. Today, trf is about 1. 9 (below the replacement rate) Wealth and education- ge(cid:374)erall(cid:455), (cid:271)irth rates are i(cid:374)(cid:448)ersel(cid:455) related to a (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s i(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:373)e a(cid:374)d level of education. Woman have lower fr than woman without college ed. May be related to college ed. woman understanding of bc. Number of deaths that occur in a population. # of deaths for every 1,000 people each year. # of deaths for every 1. 000 people in a given age group.
