Demographic Characteristics and Processes Flashcards
racial formation theory
racial identity is fluid and dependent on political, economic and social factors
Kinsey scale
0-6 ranking heterosexuality vs homosexuality
intersectionality
interplay between racial, ethnic identity, immigrant status when it leads to discrimination
fertility rate
children/woman per lifetime
birth rate
children/1000 people/year
mortality rate
deaths/1000 people/year
migration rate
immigration rate-emigration rate
Demographic transition stages
stage 1: birth and death rates both high
stage 2: improvements in healthcare, wages, so death rate goes down
stage 3: contraception and women care increase so birth rates drop
stage 4: industrialized society, death and birth rates low
US population
getting bigger, older, and more diverse
malthusian theory
population growth can outpace growth of food supply
proactive
social movements that promote social change
reactive
social movements that resist social change
globalization
integrating global economy with free trade
urbanization
dense areas of population creating pull for migration
