Demographics (5/12) Flashcards
1920-1930
great depression and world war two
greatest generation
1945-1964
baby boomers
1960-1980
generation X
1980-2000
9/11
Millenials
2000-2008
Generation Z
2008-after
Generation alpha
Gender script
scenario
Gender segregation
people are separated by gender
EX) locker rooms
Racialization
when racial identity is imposed on a person
Race formation theory
How radicalization in society is there for advantageous for certain groups
Ethnicity
cultural background
Immigration status
status is broad:
resident
permanent resident
Visa holder
Demographic transition stage 1
Birth rate and death rate are high
Demographic transition stage 2
Death rate decreases and birth rate high
Demographic transition stage 3
death rate is slowly decreasing as well as birth rate
Demographic transition stage 4
both are low
Population pyramids
used to visualize balance and age groups in society
Dependecy ratio
(# ages 0-14 + # 65+)/ (# age 15-64)
Fertility rate
lifetime births/woman
Great depression
1929-1939
World systems theory
contains core nations
semi-perpherial nations
peripheral nations
other
Core nations
higher skill labor capitol investment
Periphery
lower skill production labor-intensive
Urbanization
driven by industrial revolution
Suburbanization
own backyards, easier commutes
Gentrification
urban renewal
-government tax increases
Relative deprivation
refers to a situation in which a person or group lacks certain resources in comparison to other groups in society or in comparison to their expectations of what they are entitled to
