demography Flashcards

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reasons for decline in birth rates AO1

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changing positions of women:
laws outlawing equal pay act = more women working
HARPER - increased educational achievements
changes in divorce law = easier access to divorce

children as an economic liability:
until 19th century kids were economic assets as they went to work from an early age.
now they’re economic liability because: compulsory education = kids remain economically dependent for longer, as a result = parents may be unable to afford to have a large family

fall in the infant mortality rate:
improved housing and better sanitation
better services for mothers and children
mass immunisation against childhood diseases
if infants survive, parents have fewer and they don’t have to replace the dead ones

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birth rate

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the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year

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infant mortality rate

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the number of infants who die before their 1st birthday, per 1,000 babies born alive per year

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exceptions of decline in birth rates

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baby booms - after world wars - returning servicemen having babies they postponed

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effects of changes in fertility

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the family:
smaller families mean that the women are more likely to be free to go out to work - dual-earner

dependency ratio:
relationship between the size of the working population and the non-working dependent population.
children make up a large part of the ratio so fall in number of children reduces the ‘burden of dependency’ on working population.
BUT in the long term, fewer babies will mean fewer adults and a smaller working population - so ratio may increase again
vanishing children: falling fertility rates = fewer children. could result in a lonelier childhood

PUBLIC SERVICES AND POLICIES
Low birth rates = fewer schools, maternity and child services
Ageing population: fewer babies = average age of population is rising – more older people than younger = pressure on NHS

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reasons for decline in death rates

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improved nutrition:
better nutrition and increased resistance to infection, increased chance of survival of those infected

medical improvements:
introduction of antibiotics,
setting up of NHS 1948
immunisation

public health improvements:
improvements in housing,
purer drinking water,
pasteurisation of milk

smoking and diet:
Reduction in people smoking
Obesity has replaced smoking as the new lifestyle epidemic
Deaths from obesity kept low - American health culture: where lifestyles are unhealthy, but where a long lifespan is achieved by the use of costly medication

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reasons for decline in death rates - improved nutrition AO2

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improved nutrition accounted for up to half the reduction in death rates

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reasons for decline in death rates - improved nutrition Ao3

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doesn’t explain why females who receive a smaller share of family food, live longer than men

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reasons for decline in death rates - smokign and diet ao2

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2012, ¼ of adults = obese

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death rate

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the number of deaths per 1.000 of the population, per year

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death rate trend

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1900 - 19
2012 - 8.9
= more than halved

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life expectancy

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how long on average a person born in a given year can expect to live

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13
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life expectancy trends

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males born 2013 = 90.7 years
females = 94 years old

males born 1900 - live until 50
females - 57

reason for low life expectancy in 1900 - many infants and children did not survive

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AO3 class, gender and regional differneces

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despite the overall reduction of death rates and increase in life expectancy - still differences

women live longer than men

those living in the North and Scotland have a lower life expectancy than those in the South

working-class men 3x more likely to die before 65 comparedred to men in professional jobs

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if trend with greater life-span continues what does HARPER. predict will happen

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we will achieve ‘radical longevity’ with many people over 100 - by 2100 it will be 1 million people living to 100

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16
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what causes the ageing population

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increasing life expectancy
declining infant mortality
declining fertility

17
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ageing population ao2 trend

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average age in UK – 1971 = 34 years, 2007 = 39

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ageism

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negative stereotype and unequal treatment of people on the basis of their age

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effects of the ageing population

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public services:
older people consume a larger proportion of services such as health and social care than other age groups

dependency ratio:
economically dependent
while an increase in the number of old people raises the ratio in an ageing population, this is offset by a declining number of dependent children.

ageism
– negative stereotype and unequal treatment based on age
ageism is a result of ‘structured dependency’
- Old are excluded from paid work
- status determiend by our role in production
- those excluded form production = depednent status

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effects of the ageing population - ageism Ao3

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Pilcher – inequalities such as class and gender remain important – many of these rely on the individual’s previous occupation:
Middle class = better pensions

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effects of the ageing population - dependency ratio ao2

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2015, 3.2 people of working age for every one pensioner

22
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effects of the ageing population - dependency ratio ao3

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wrong to assume ‘old’ equals ‘economically dependent’

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ageism in older people

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shows itself In discrimination in employment and unequal treatment in healthcare

24
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marxist view on ageism towards old people

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the old are no use to capitalism because they’re no longer productive.
as a result the state is unwilling to support them adequately so their family has to take responsibility of their care

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postmodernism on ageing population

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in today’s society, orderly stages of life have broken down
e.g kids dress in adult styles
:) HUNT - this means we can choose a lifestyle and identity regardless of our age
age no longer determines who we are or how we live

as. a result the old become a market for ‘body maintenance’ products and services

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immigration

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refers to movement INTO a society

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emigration

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refers to movement OUT

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pull factors

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work, lifestyle, weather, education, healthcare

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push factors

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economy, war/conflict, poverty

30
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UK Immigration trend

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2014, 260,000 people into the UK

31
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how does immigration affect birth rate

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increase - people are more likely to migrate when they’re younger and more fertile = more babies

32
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impact of migration on UK population structure

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population size :
is growing - with more immigrants and immigrants

dependency ratio:
lowers it as immigrants are more likely to be of working age
but because they are younger they have more children so increase the ratio

age structure:
lowers the averge age directly (they are younger) indirectly (being young means theyre more fertile and have more babies)

33
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migration - acceleration

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= speeding up of the rate of migration
2000-2013 increased by 33%

34
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migration - differentiation

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types of migrant - permanent settlers, temporary workers, spouses. globalisation increases the diversity

super-diversity = Since the 1990s, migrants have come from a wider range of countries

class differences:
Cohen
1. Citizens = full citizenship rights
2. Denizens = privileged foreign nationals, highly payed employees
3. Helots = ‘disposable units of labour’

35
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feminisation of migration

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almost 1/2 of migrants are female

care work, domestic work, sex work in western countries is increasingly done by women from poor countries

global transfer of women’s emotional labour - leaving own kids to take care of someone else’s

36
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what is feminisation of migration a result of

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the expansion of service occupation (traditionally employ women) = increasing demand for female labour

western men remain unwilling to do domestic labour

failure of the state to provide adequate childcare

37
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how is the state more involved with migration

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have policies that seek to control migration, absorb migrants into society and deal with diversity

assimilation - encourages immigrants to adopt the language, values and customs

multiculturalism - accepts that migrants want to maintain their cultural identity

38
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hybrid identities

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made up of two or more different sources, they find others accuse them of not fitting in.

39
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how is the state more involved with migration - assimilation ao3

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assimilationist policies are counter-productive because they mark out minority groups as culturally backward. Can lead to minorities responding by emphasising their difference, e.g. Islamic Fundamentalism