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Formal demography
The quantitative study of population in terms of growth, distribution, and development /change.
Period perspective
Emphasis on some phenomenon occurring at a given point in time or time interval.
Reclassification
A change in identification by individuals.
Birth cohort
Individuals who are born during a specified time interval and pass through biological and chronological time together.
quantifiable measure of risk
Rate: a dynamic, ________ given exposure to some specific events over some specified interval.
Accession
Gains through births and immigration.
Attrition
Losses through deaths and emigration.
Demographers
Those who study population dynamics.
Intensity
The number of persons involved.
Processes
Process of imitation + action of the mass media.
Multistate classification
Intersection of statuses.
Census
A tool allowing to count the number of persons present in a given area at a specified time.
Demographic metabolism
A continuing process of societal renewal through the fundamental demographic processes of birth, death, and in- and out- migration.
Geometric Exponential models
Assume that growth follows a non- linear trend over time.
Population studies
Interplay between demography and other disciplines.
Linear model
Assumes a straight- line progression of change over time.
Temporal continuity
People living today are descendants of many earlier generations.
Static analysis
Focus on demographic conditions at a fixed point in time.
Logistic model
Assumes that a human population undergoing prolonged exponential growth will eventually experience insupportable levels of population density, which will impose strains on resources and the environment; and under such conditions, society would be compelled to implement measures to curtail growth or face increased rates of mortality.
Dynamic analysis
Study the change in demographic conditions over a period of time.
Population
A collectivity of people co-existing within a prescribed geographic territory at a given point in time.
Net migration
The net difference between the number of incoming and outgoing migrants)
Biological aging
Passage through life from birth to death.
Demography
The scientific study of population and how population is affected by births, deaths, and migration.
The population problem
overpopulation
Highly developed countries
trouble = below-replacement birth rate + low population growth
Developing countries
decline in population growth
Least developed countries
high growth rates → aggravates poverty, unemployment, slow economic development
Demographers
those who study population dynamics
Highly industrialized countries
below-replacement fertility rate
Canada
urban expansion
Population
a collectivity of people co-existing within a prescribed geographic territory at a given point in time
Temporal continuity
people living today are descendants of many earlier generations
Census
a tool allowing to count the number of persons present in a given area at a specified time
Attrition
losses through deaths and emigration
Accession
gains through births and immigration
Demography
the scientific study of population and how population is affected by births, deaths, and migration
Formal demography
the quantitative study of population in terms of growth, distribution, and development/change
Population studies
interplay between demography and other disciplines
Static analysis
focus on demographic conditions at a fixed point in time
Dynamic analysis
study the change in demographic conditions over a period of time
Process variables
variables that reflect human behavioral processes (fertility, mortality, migration)
Net migration
the net difference between the number of incoming and outgoing migrants)
Linear model
assumes a straight-line progression of change over time
Geometric/Exponential models
assume that growth follows a non-linear trend over time
Geometric model
growth occurs at discrete time points, such as the end of each year
Exponential model
assumes continuous compounding at discrete time points
Logistic model
assumes that a human population undergoing prolonged exponential growth will eventually experience insupportable levels of population density, which will impose strains on resources and the environment; and under such conditions, society would be compelled to implement measures to curtail growth or face increased rates of mortality
Compositional change
change in the distribution of key population characteristics (age, sex, marital status, education, occupation)
Age-sex pyramid
a graphic representation of the distribution of the population in terms of age and sex
Multistate classification
intersection of statuses
State transitions
moving in and out of statuses
Rate
a dynamic, quantifiable measure of risk given exposure to some specific events over some specified interval
Reclassification
a change in identification by individuals
Agents of social change
acts of individuals + changes in population
Processes
process of imitation + action of the mass media
Normative behavior
when a behavior becomes a standard form of behavior
Biological aging
passage through life from birth to death
Chronological aging
passage through biological and calendar time simultaneously
Birth cohort
individuals who are born during a specified time interval and pass through biological and chronological time together
Timing
the age at which these events occur
Intensity
the number of persons involved
Period perspective
emphasis on some phenomenon occurring at a given point in time or time interval
Generation
one generation of parents produces a new generation of children…
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