SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Genetically Modified Organism, Southwestern United States, Urban Legend

• School: SDSU
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: W O N G, A M Y C R I S T E N

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Chapter 15 sociology: urbanization, population and the environment. The study of the size, composition, distribution and changes in the human population. For example: developed countries have fewer children; developing countries have more children. Another example: catastrophes affect the population; this includes famines, wars, and natural disasters. Catastrophes affect the population; that inclusdes famines, wars, and natural disasters. Haiyan philippines november 2013 at least 6,268 died. A developed country has a high standard of living. A developing country has a lower standard of living new industrialized country. Life expectancy also affects the size of the human population. The average age to which people in a particular population live (p. 485) Life expectancy at birth is a major indicator of the quality of life. America"s life expectancy is in decline (jay olshansky, uni of illinois) Illness caused by obesity are already shortening the avg.