AP HUG Modules 10-14

demographic transition model

How crude birth rate (CBR) and crude death rate (CDR) as well as the resulting rate of natural increase (RNI) change over time as countries go through industrialization and urbanization

epidemiology

A branch of medicine that studies the distribution, determinants, and control of diseases and other health conditions, such as tobacco use and sedentary lifestyle

epidemiological transition model

Seeks to explain how changes in health services and living standards affect patterns of disease

degenerative disease

A disease that causes deterioration over time, such as cancer, heart disease, and stroke

malthusian

A term derived from the name Thomas Robert Malthus, an English economist and cleric, to mean either "of or relating to Malthus's theory" or "a follower of Malthus"

overpopulation

Occurs when the human population exceeds the food supply

neo-malthusians

People who today subscribe to the Malthusian view of population

anti-malthusians

People who disagree with the Malthusian view of population and resources

boserup effect

Increase in food production resulting from the use of new farming methods

antinatalist policies

Designed to curtail population growth by reducing fertility rates

pronatalist policies

Designed to boost fertility rates and ultimately population growth

womens status

The degree of equality between men and women with respect to access to and control over both physical and social resources in the family, community, or society at large

women empowerment

The increased autonomy of women to make choices and shape their lives

aging population

A population of a country or place that ages as the number or proportion of its elderly people increases

median age

The age that divides a population into two halves so that one half is younger than this age and the other half older

life expectancy

The number of years a person can expect to live from birth