Demography

Question 1

Define demography

Answer 1

Study of the population and their characteristics

Question 2

What 4 factors directly effect the population?

Answer 2

1. births
2. deaths
3. immigration
4. emigration

Question 3

Define birth rate

Answer 3

The number of live births per thousand of the population per year

Question 4

Define fertility rate

Answer 4

The total fertility rate is the average number of children women will have during their fertile years

Question 5

Define death rate

Answer 5

The number of deaths per thousand of the population per year

Question 6

Define infant mortality rate

Answer 6

The number of infants who die before their first birthday per thousand live births per year

Question 7

Define aging population

Answer 7

Fewer young people and more old people. Majority of population old

Question 8

What is migration?

Answer 8

The movement of people from place to place. Can be internal with a given society. Migrants may settle permanently in a new place, stay temporary or move to and from places

Question 9

What Is politicisation

Answer 9

Because migration is an important political issue, states have policies to seek control of migration (by absorbing migrants into society + to deal with increased ethnic and cultural diversity) (also can be defined as when an issue becomes highly political)

Question 10

What is the dependency ratio?

Answer 10

The ratio between the non working old to the working young (the old are economically dependant group, who need provided for through taxation’s to pay for pensions + healthcare)

Question 11

What is immigration?

Answer 11

The movement INTO another country

Question 12

What is emigration?

Answer 12

Movement OUT of a country

Question 13

What is net migration?

Answer 13

The difference between numbers of immigrants and emigrants (either a net increase or decrease)

Question 14

What does Vertovec believe about migrants?

Answer 14

That they come from a wide range of countries and that within their ethnic groups their status differs

Question 15

What does Cohen believe about the class difference between migrants?

Answer 15

That there is 3 types of migrants:

1. citizen-full citizenship rights since the 1970, became harder for people to become this
2. Denizens-priveledged foreign nationals welcomed by the state usually for a specific reason
3. Helots-disposable units of labour power, may include illegally trafficked workers

Question 16

What is the feminisation of migration?

Answer 16

The gender divide between migrants as women usually end up as carers or providers of sexual services.

Question 17

How has the gender divide of migrants changed?

Answer 17

Previously the majority of migrants were men, however now half are women

Question 18

What are migrant identities?

Answer 18

People may develop hybrid identities, pick and choose from different sources

Question 19

What are transnational identities?

Answer 19

Picking things from different cultures to make yourself up.

Question 20

What is assimilationism?

Answer 20

Encouraging migrants to engage with “our” language and culture

Question 21

What is multiculturalism?

Answer 21

Acceptance of the new country

Question 22

What are the 2 different types of diversity?

Answer 22

1. Deep-continuing her cultural practices in nee country

2. Shallow-accepting adopted cultures as their own

Question 23

What are the effects of an aging population?

Answer 23

• increases dependency ratio
• more care workers needed
• higher taxes for healthcare and pensions
• potential change in policies and provisions because old people use more services (like public transport)

Question 24

What effects migration?

Answer 24

• wars
• terrorists
• economy
• population increase
• environment
• dictatorship