Ch 12 - Population Growth and Aging Flashcards
Doubling Time
The time required for a population to double in size from a given base year if the current rate of growth continues.
Total Fertility Rates
The average lifetime number of births per woman in a population.
Replacement-level Fertility
The level of fertility at which a population exactly replaces itself from one generation to the next; currently, the number is 2.1 births per woman (slightly more than 2 b/c not all female children will live long enough to reach their reproductive years).
Population Momentum
Continued population growth as a result of past high fertility rates that have resulted in a large number of young women who are currently entering their childbearing years.
Baby Boomers
The generation of Americans born between 1946 and 1964, a period of high birthrates.
Elderly Support Ratio
The ratio of working-age adults (15 to 64) to adults ages 65 and older in a population.
Demographic Transition Theory
A theory that attributes population growth patterns to changes in birth rates and death rates associated with the process of industrialization.
Pronatalism
A culture value that promotes having children.
Environmental Footprint
The demands that humanity makes on the Earth’s natural resources.
Ageism
Negative stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination based on a person’s or group’s perceived chronological age.
Ageism by Invisibility
Occurs when older adults are not included in advertising and educational materials.
Sandwich Generation
A generation of people who care for their aging parents while also taking care of their own children.
Family Support Agreement
In China, a voluntary contract between older parents and adult children that specifies the details of how the adult children will provide parental care.
Social Security
Also called “Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance,” a federal program that protects against loss of income due to retirement, disability, or death.
