Demography

Question 1

what are two ways a population can increase

Answer 1

-people being born
-immigration

Question 2

what are two ways population can decrease

Answer 2

-people dying
-emmigration

Question 3

what are some reasons britains birth rate has declined

Answer 3

-changes in womans position
-decline in infant mortality rate

Question 4

how has the death rate changed between 1940 and 2012

Answer 4

1940- 19
2012- 8.9

Question 5

what are some reasons the death rate has decreased

Answer 5

-disease
-public health
-smoking and diet
-life expectancy
-medical improvementa

Question 6

how does the average compare in years 1971, 2013 and 2037

Answer 6

1971- 34.1
2013- 40.1
2037- 42.8

Question 7

what are some reasons for an aging population

Answer 7

-increased life expectancy
-declining infant mortality rate
-declining fertility

Question 8

how has the dependency ratio changed

Answer 8

2012- 3.2
2033- 2.8

Question 9

what does Pilcher (1995) argue

Answer 9

inequalities still remain important in elderly experience

Question 10

what are push and pull factors

Answer 10

push- things that push people to emmigrate
pull- things that attract people to immigrate to a country

Question 11

what affect does immigration have on the dependency ratio

Answer 11

-more likely to be of working age
-as they are younger they have more children
-the longer a group is in the country, closer fertility rate comes to national average

Question 12

what are Cohen’s (2006) 3 types of migrants

Answer 12

-citizens
-denizens (privileged)
-helots (disposable units of labour power in gov. eyes)

Question 13

what is Vertovec’s (2007) theory of super diversity

Answer 13

migrants now come from a much wider range of countries

Question 14

what are 3 key events that have led to a change in divorce rates

Answer 14

1923- divorce grounds made equal for men/woman
1969- Divorce Law Reform Act made irretrievable breakdown sole reason for divorce
2014- gay marriage legalised