demography Flashcards
death rate 2021
10 per 1000
why has death rate declined
development in medicine
living standards
wealth
advantages of aging population
boost economy
social cohesion (volunteers ect)
less crime
family support
Lawton
spoke about the “grey pound”
elderly spend money on leisure and cultural activities
disadvantages of aging population
burden of dependency
increase in taxes
poverty - 2 mil elderly live below poverty line
ill health & disability
family stress
cumming and henry
old people are disengaged from society
this is positive as it allows for opportunities for young people
hockey and james
old age is socially constructed
retirement age forces capable people to withdraw and become dependent
Hirsch
social policy needs to tackle issue of aging population
policies for aging population
bedroom tax
adult social care reform
employers cant force employees to retire
changing retirement age
feminist view on aging population
pivot generation - women look after children and elderly
elderly can takeover childcare for women to work
post mod veiw on aging population
hunt - age no longer determines how we live
Pilcher
middle class have better pensions meaning aging is a better experience
immigration
number of people entering a country
Emigration
number of people moving out a country
net migration
the difference between immigration and emigration
push factors for emigration
religious/political persecution
war
crime
poverty
unemployment
pull factors for immigration
better living standards
political/ religious freedom
job opportunities
education
relatives
impact of migration
dependency ratio
over population
age structure
higher birth rates
2022 net migration stat
606,000
impact of globalization on UK
21% immigration from EU
undocumented workers and illegal imigrants
asylum seekers (89,000 in 2022)
Beck
world families and distant love
Rohan - 3 types of migrants
citizens
denizens- wealthy foreign nationals
helots - slaves
feminization of migration
almost half migrants are now female
take on roles as carers and offer sexual services
result of feminisation of migration
expansion of service occupations in western countries
western women go to work and pay migrants for childcare
western men remain unwilling to perform domestic labour
the state fails to provide adequate childcare
chambers
trade in surrogate mothers, mail order brides and family person care
assimilation
first policy to address immigration
encourages immigrants to adopt language, values and customs of country
Erikson
2 types of diversity
shallow
deep - move for multiculturalism
