SOCIOL 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Birth Rate, Zero Population Growth, Total Fertility Rate
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Functionalism: population and the environment a ect each other. Normal population growth is essential for any society, but population growth that is too great or too little leads to various problems. Environmental problems are to be expected in an industrial society, but severe environmental problems are dysfunctional. Con ict theory: population growth is not a serious problem because the world has su cient food and other resources, all of which must be more equitably distributed. The practices of multinational corporations and weak regulation of these practices account for many environmental problems. Demography - the study of population growth and changes in population composition. It encompasses several concepts: fertility and birth rates, mortality and death rates, and migration. Crude birth rate - the number of live births for every 1,000 people in a population in a given year. General fertility rate (aka the fertility rate or birth rate) - the number of live births per.
