SOCY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Conflict Theories, Mechanical And Organic Solidarity, Demographic Transition
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As societies develop birth rates tend to go down, people postpone having a family, and more access to contraceptives. Chi(cid:374)a did (cid:271)(cid:272) of stri(cid:272)t go(cid:448)"t fa(cid:373)ily pla(cid:374)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g practices. Demography- study of human populations, including size, geographical location, movement, concentration, and changing characteristics. Humans competed satisfactorily in the animal kingdom to obtain basic necessitates for survival of the species. Agricultural rev occurred about 100,00 yrs ago resulting in food surplus, mortality rates declined, pop grew bc more ppl lived longer. Industrial rev improved medical knowledge and sanitation, brought death rate down. Predictors of population growth - ( dependency ratio) indicate how many ppl contribute to the labor force and how many depend on others; youth and aged dependency ratios. (pop pyramids) visual depiction of sex and dependency ratios. Difference in this in global south and global north countries- 90% of those in the world between ages. 10 24 , many dependent, live in global south resource poor countries.
