Demographics Flashcards
Define: Demography
the mathematical (statistical) application of sociology to study people at the population level
What is Demographic Structure
the analysis of population characteristics that divides people into 6 main categories or groups: age, gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation and immigration status
Name the rules of demographic shifts
fertility rates + immigration = increased population ; mortality rates + emigration = decreased population
What is the main point of the Demographic Transition
high fertility rates and decreased mortality rates lead to population growth
In the US, is the fertility or mortality rate higher?
mortality rate (we have an aging populace)
What health disparities are faced by minorities of sexual orientation?
HIV badly affected gay men in the 80s ; cervical cancer affects lesbians because they don’t report themselves as sexually active ; bullying ; mental health
What does the MCAT define as one’s sexual orientation
one’s interest/ target for their sexual endeavors
What health disparities are faced by immigrant populations (think latin american)
language barriers ; fear of deportation ; this causes this population to not go to doctors for smaller issues until they become dire
What is a fertility rate
the children a woman will have over her lifetime
what is a Mortality Rate
deaths per 1,000 people per year
What is a Birth Rate
children per 1,000 people per year
Is race or ethnicity a social construct?
both are
___ is based on physical traits while ___ is based off of one’s cultural factors
race ; ethnicity
What is Symbolic Ethnicity?
when someone only associates with their ethnicity on certain days of the year, and does not include it in their everyday life (EX: saint patricks day)
___ is biological (male / female), while ___ is the behavioral, psychological and cultural traits associated with a biological sex.
Sex ; Gender
