Demography Flashcards
What is demography
the study of the population and family
what is immigration
the movement of people into a country
what is emigration
the movement of people out of a country
what are two causes of emigration
push and pull factors
population size
age structure
dependency ratio
impacts of migration
two types of identities
migrant - hybrid
transactional
two migration policies
assimilation and multiculturalism
argues assimilation policies are counterproductive because they create marginalisation
castles
identifies two types of multiculturalism policy’s
shallow and deep
Eriksen
identifies three types of migrants
citizens
denizens
Helots
cohen
argues care, somatic and sex work in the US is done mainly by women from poor countries
Hochschild
death rate in 1900 and 2020
19 > 10.3
argues fall in DR is due to fall in death from infectious diseases but has been replaced with diseases of affluence
Tranter
improved nutrition means people have a higher resistance to infection and increase survival rates
Mckeown
the uk has developed an American health culture where obesity if high but long life span is obtained by costly medicine
Harper
radical longevity more people living over 100 due to increased life expectancy
Harper
those living in poorer areas due on average 7 years earlier
walker
women are better educated on about contraception and career leading to decline in birth rate
Harper
4 reasons for decrease in BR
Position of women
better healthcare reducing IMR
children as economic liability
child centreredness
ageism is a result of structure dependant where older people are no longer in work so are financially dependant on family and the state
Philipson
Argues policies need to be introduced to solve the problem of aging population
Hirsch
consumerism lead to new market for old people which blurred the boundaries of age
Hunt
