SSCI 165Lgw Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Gemeinschaft And Gesellschaft
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Cit(cid:455)"s pop, i(cid:374) gi(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:455)ear = e(cid:454)isti(cid:374)g pop + (cid:894)(cid:271)irths deaths) + (inmigration outmigration) (cid:862)(cid:374)atural i(cid:374)(cid:272)rease(cid:863) Push factors: displacement from agric work, excess rural pop, natural hazards, war, conflict. Pull factors: higher incomes, urban facilities, security, family ties. Direct: none in us for us citizens. Immigration enforcement for foreign nationals: attempts in other countries have been draconian, unworkable. Indirect: restrictive zoning, lack of affordable housing, police harassment, econ development. Mega-cities: often but not always w/primacy: (cid:862)(cid:373)illio(cid:374) (cid:272)ities(cid:863, there may be many other large cities, not just that mega-city, primacy: most of the urban citizens in region are concentrated in mega-cities. Extended metropolitan regions: cities (cid:862)glue together(cid:863) conglomeration. Clear assoc w/income and econ opportunities for women. May also be assoc. w/cultural change: tonnies typology: gemeinschaft (community, more personal links like family) vs. Gesellschaft (society, more impersonal/contractual links: roles of circular migration. Improve status of women (best path lowers fertility rate: family planning, edu, healthcare.
