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Define Demography

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Study of population and it’s characteristics.

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What 4 Factors is Population Growth affected by?

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> Births & Immigration + pop

> Deaths & Emigration - pop

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Define Natural Change

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NO of Births - NO of Deaths

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Define Net Migration

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NO of ppl immigrating into a country - NO emigrating from it.

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Explain the Trend in UK Pop

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> Risen est 1900.

> Growth due to natural change > net migration.

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What are the 2 Measures of Birth

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> Birth Rate (BR)

> Total Fertility Rate (TFR)

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Define Birth Rate

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NO of live births per 1K of population per year.

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What is the Trend in Birth Rate?

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  • Declining est 1900

- Despite Baby Booms after 2 WWW’s & 60’s

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Define Total Fertility Rate

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  • Avg NO of kids a woman has in her fertile years (15-44).
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Outline the Trend in Fertility Rate

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  • Declining

- TFR affects family size

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What do the Changes in Birth and Fertility Rate Reflect?

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> More women remaining childless

> Women have kids later

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Define Infant Mortality Rates

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NO of infants who die before 1st birthday per 1K babies born per yr.

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Birth Key Sociologists

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> Harper (IMR) - Improved Living Standards (ILS)

> Giddens (Contraception)

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Reasons for Decline in Birth Rate

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> Improved Living Standards (ILS)
Contraception (Giddens)
Changes in Position of Kids

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Explain how ILS leads to a fall in Birth Rate

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  • Wealthier the country, lower the BR
  • Eco Growth & ILS mean couples have fewer kids.
  • As ILS means better housing, diet, education & medical care.
  • Harper says reduced IMR means couples have less ‘replacement babies’ to replace those who die in infancy.
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A03 Births Key Sociologist

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> Functionalist (ILS) - Structural Differentiation

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Explain the Functionalist view of Structural Differentiation being the reason for fall in Births opposed to ILS?

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> State institutions take over functions of family.

> Couples don’t need kids to look after them in old age as other institutions do this, so ppl have fewer children.

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Explain how Giddens states Contraception has led to a fall in Birth Rate

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  • Led to ‘plastic sexuality’ = sex becomes detached from reproduction.
  • Pill gave women control of reproduction, so they can choose when to have kids.
  • IVF mean women can delay having kids later, so have less
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Explain the Criticism of Giddens idea that Contraception has led to a fall in BR

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> IVF expensive, so not available for all couples.

> No correlation vs Pill and decline in BR, in fact Baby Boom in 60s came after pill’s invention.

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Explain the Idea of Changes in the Role of Women being the reason for fall in Births opposed to Contraception?

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  • More girls in paid employment, so reject domestic role, as career now priority
  • Some opting to be childless altogether.
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Explain how Changes in the Positions of Kids leads to a fall in Birth Rate

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  • Kids were eco asset to families as they could work.
  • Complusory skl increases dependency, so now eco liability, so have less kids
  • Socities child centered so move from ‘quantity’ to ‘quality’, ppl have less kids, giving them more attention and resources.
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Explain the Idea of Geographical Mobility being the reason for fall in Births opposed to Changes in the Position of Kids?

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  • Modern labour force needs to be very mobile

- Incentivizes ppl to have small families as it’s easier to pack up and move elsewhere.

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What 4 things does Changes in Fertility affect?

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> Family
Dependency Ratio
Lonely
Public Services & Policies

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Explain how Changes in Fertility affect the Family?

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  • As families are smaller, women can now go work creating DEF.
  • Wealthy couples can still have large families, as they can afford childcare
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Explain how Changes in Fertility affect the Dependency Ratio?

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  • Fall in NO of kids reduces burden on Working Population.
  • But fewer ppl entering workforce w/ more ppl retiring.
  • Leads to more taxation on working pop to support retired majority.
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Explain how Changes in Fertility affect kids in terms of Loneliness?

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  • Lower BR means childhood’s lonelier for only kids
  • More childless adults means less ppl giving kids a voice
  • But could mean kids will be more valued
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Explain how Changes in Fertility affect Public Services and Policies?

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  • Fewer skls and child health services needed, less needs to be spent on maternity & paternity leave
  • Instead of fewer skls, gov may opt for smaller class sizes.
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Explain the Trend in the NO of deaths

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Fallen

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Define Death Rate (DR)

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NO of deaths per 1K of population per yr.

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Deaths Key Sociologists

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> McKeown (Improved Nutrition)
> Tranter (Fall in NO of deaths from Infectious Diseases (ID)
> Harper (Obesity)
> Harper (Radical Longetivity)
> Walker (LE in Poor vs Rich Areas)
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Outline Factors related to ILS leading to a fall in Deaths

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  • Improved Nutrition
  • Better Quality Housing
  • More income
  • Smaller Family Sizes
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Explain how Improved Nutrition has lead to a fall in DR, according to McKeown?

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  • Better diet, reduced NO of deaths from TB

- It increased resistance to ID & survival chances

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Explain how Better Quality Housing has lead to a fall in DR

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  • Better heating to keep warm during winter months, reduces NO of colds etc.
  • Less damp so less illness, better housing means less deaths from accidents.
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Explain how Small Famliy Sizes has lead to a fall in DR

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Better access to contraception, ppl have fewer kids, reduces chances of disease transmission.

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Explain how More Income has lead to a fall in DR

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  • More cash to spend on medicines, food, water, heating etc.

- But also more taxation = more money for public health services.

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4 Criticisms of Improved Living Standards

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> Doesn’t tells us why girls who get smaller share of food supply, lived longer than men.

> Not all benefit equally, MC have longer LE than WC who suffer from poverty

> Obesity now serious problem – more food don’t mean better nutrition.

> Deaths from measles & infant diarrhoea, rose during improved diet.

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Outline Factors related to Medical Improvements leading to a fall in Deaths

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> Fall in NO of deaths from Infectious Diseases (ID) (Tranter)
Medical Advances
Obesity (Harper)

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Explain Tranter’s findings on Fall in NO of deaths from infectious diseases, in relation to reasons for Decline in DR

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  • Due to fall in deaths from ID e.g. measles
  • Decline in DR occurred among kids
    .
  • Heart disease & cancer overtaken ID
  • Vaccines
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Explain Medical Advances in relation to reasons for Decline in DR

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  • Fell due to e.g. vaccinations, antibiotics, blood transfusion, & creation of NHS.
  • Vital in reducing NO of deaths from ‘diseases of affluence’ e.g. heart disease & cancer.
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Explain how Obesity has lead to a fall in DR, according to Harper?

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  • Obesity replaced smoking as new lifestyle epidemic.
  • But deaths are low due to drug therapies.
  • We’re adopting “American” health culture w/ unhealthy lifestyles, but long lives achieved w/ costly medication.
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Criticisms of Medical Improvements (Tranter)

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> Vaccinations aren’t entirely effective, seen in COVID-19 pandemic, new variants or strains, may appear which vaccinations aren’t immune too.

> MC ppl have access to private health care, more efficient > public health services for WC.

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Outline Social Factors and Policies leading to a fall in Deaths

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> Public Health Measures

> Other Social Changes

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Explain how Public Health Measures has lead to a fall in DR?

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  • More effective Gov with power to pass laws, led to improved public health
  • e.g. clean drinking water, food hygiene standards, pasteurisation of milk.
  • Clean Air Act reduced air pollution & Health & Safety Laws at work.
  • Compulsory wearing of face masks in public for COVID.
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Explain how Other Social Changes has lead to a fall in DR?

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  • Decline of dangerous manual occupations e.g. mining.

- Greater public knowledge of causes of illness

45
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Criticisms of Social Factors and Policies

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> Not all public health measures are effective.

> During lockdowns in COVID 19 pandemic, many suffered mental health problems, leading to increase in suicide.

46
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Define Life Expectancy (LE)

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How long on avg person born in given year can expect to live.

47
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Outline the Trend between DR and LE?

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DR’s fallen so LE’s increased.

48
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What was LE in 1900, compared to 2013?

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1900: 50(M) 57(F)
2013: 91(M) 94 (F)

49
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What does Harper predict we’ll soon reach due to increase in LE?

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  • radical longevity w/ more centurions
50
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Explain differences in LE between Genders?

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Women live longer than men, but gap has decreased due to changes in employment/lifestyle.

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Explain Walker’s Findings in relation to Impact of Regional Differences on LE?

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Those living in poorest areas of UK die earlier than those richest areas.

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Explain differences in LE between Occupations?

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WC men in manual jobs die earlier > men in professional jobs.

53
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Explain the Trend in Avg Age of Population

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> Increasing

54
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What 3 Factors is Ageing Population caused by?

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> Increasing LE - People are living longer into old age
Declining IMR - Hardly anyone dies in infancy.
Declining Fertility - Fewer babies being born

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3 Effects of an Ageing Population

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> Public Services
One-Person Pensioner Households
Dependency Ratio

56
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Explain the Effects of an Ageing Population on Public Services

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  • OAP’s 75+ take up larger proportion of health & social care services.
  • Aswell as increased spending on healthcare, also means change in policies e.g. on housing and transport.
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Explain the Effects of an Ageing Population on One-Person Pensioner Households

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  • Most female, as they live longer than men and usually younger than husbands
  • Among 75+ 2x women > men
58
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Explain the Effects of an Ageing Population on Dependency Ratio

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  • NO of Retired People Increase = Increases burden on working pop
59
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How is the Effects of an Ageing Population on Dependency Ratio cancelled out?

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Less kids being born

60
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What is Ageism?

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Negative stereotyping of ppl based on age.

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Ageing Population Key Sociologists

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> Philipson (Modern Society and Old Age) (Marxist Perspective)

> Hunt (Post Modern Society and Old Age)

> Pilcher (Inequality Among the Old)

> Age Concern 2004 (Stats on Age Discrimination)

> Hirsch (Policy Implications)

> Hirsch (Old Age as a Social Construct)

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Explain Philipson’s view on Modern Society and Old Age - (Marxist Perspective)

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  • Identities and status’ based on our role in production, OAP’s are excluded from production, so have dependent status & stigmatised identity.
  • OAP’s no longer productive, so no use to capitalism
  • State are unwilling to support them, so family has to take responsibility for their care.’
  • Old are excluded labour force, so made powerless.
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Explain Hunt’s view on Post Modern Society and Old Age

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  • Fixed stages of life course have broken down.
  • Later Marriage & early retirement, blur boundaries vs life stages
  • Due to greater choice, we can choose our identities regardless of age
  • e.g. through anti-ageism products, gym memberships and cosmetic surgery.
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What are 2 Features of Postmodern Society that also undermine old age as a stigmatised life stage?

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> Centrality of Media:
Media show +ve aspects of lifestyles of OAP’s

> Emphasis on Surface Features:
Body now surface where old can write identities for themselves, through Anti-Ageing Products.

65
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How does Pilcher criticises Post Modernity through examples of Inequality Among the Old

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> Class:
WC shorter LE & more illness. MC - greater savings salaries.

> Gender:
Women’s lower salaries & pensions & subject to sexist harassment e.g. ‘old hag’

66
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How does Age Concern (2004) support the idea there are inequalities among the old?

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29% suffered age discrimination > other forms of discrimination.

67
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Explain Hirsch beliefs on Policy Implications

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> We’ll need new policies to finance a longer old age

> e.g. higher taxes and raising retirement age.

> Housing policy could change to encourage OAP’s into smaller accommodation to, free up housing for young.

68
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Explain Hirsch beliefs on Old Age is a Social Construct

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> Not a fixed biological fact, but shaped and defined by society.

69
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Define Migration

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Movement of ppl from place to place, within a country or internationally.

70
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Define Immigration

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Refers to movement into a society

71
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Define Emigration

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Movement out a society

72
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Define Net Migration

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NO of ppl immigrating in - minus NO emigrating out.

73
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Explain Trend in Immigration from 1900-40’s

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Largest immigrant groups in UK was Irish, EU Jews & from Canada/USA.

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Explain Trend in Immigration from 1950-70’s

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Non-white immigrants began coming from Caribbean & South Asia

75
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What was put in place to stop Non-White Immigration?

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Immigration/Nationality Acts from 60s-90s put severe restrictions on non-white immigration.

76
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Explain Trend in Immigration from 80’s

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Non-whites made up a 1/4 of immigrants & white EU countries were main source of immigrants.

77
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Explain the Trend in Emigration est 1900

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Most emigrants went to USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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What is the reason for Trend in Emigration since 1900?

Who do these reasons contrast with?

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> ‘PUSH’ factors: e.g. unemployment and economic recession
‘PULL’ factors: e.g. higher wages & better opportunities.

Reasons contrast vs some migrating for religious, political or persecution.

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What are the 3 Impacts of Migration on UK Population Structure

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> Population Size: UK Pop growing due to Migration.

> Age Structure: Lowers avg age directly and indirectly.

> Dependency Ratio

80
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Impacts of Migration on Age Structure in relation to Population Structure

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Lowers avg age, directly and indirectly

81
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How does Migration directly lower the Age Structure?

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Those migrating are usually of working age

82
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How does Migration indirectly lower the Age Structure?

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As they’re younger, immigrants are more fertile producing more babies.

83
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How do Immigrants help lower the dependency ratio?

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Immigrants are working age, helping lower DR w/ older migrants returning to country of origin to retire.

84
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How do Immigrants increase the dependency ratio?

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They’re younger so have more kids, increasing DR, but eventually they’ll join workforce lowering DR.

85
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Define Globalisation

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World is becoming more interconnected.

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5 Main Aspects of Migration and Globalisation

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> Acceleration
> Differentiation
> Super Diversity
> Feminisation of Migration
> Migrant Identities
87
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Explain Acceleration in relation to Migration and Globalisation

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> Speeding up of Migration.

> In 2000-2013 migration increased by 33%

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Globalisation and Migration Key Sociologists

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> Vertovec (Super-Diversity)

> Cohen (3 Types of Migrant)

> Ehrenreich & Hochschild (Feminisation of Migration)

> Shutes (Feminisation of Migration)

> Eade (Bengali Muslims Hybrid Identities)

> Eriksen (Transnational Identities)

> Castles (Problem w/ Assimilation Policies)

> Castles (A Divided WC)

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Explain Differentiation and Vervtovec’s Idea of Superdiversity in relation to Migration and Globalisation

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> Diff types of Migrants e.g. permanent settlers, temporary workers, spouses, refugees etc.

> Led to super-diversity, where migrants come from variety of countries and have diff legal statuses

90
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In relation to Super-Diversity, what are the 3 types of Migrant Cohen distinguishes between?

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> Citizens
Denizens
Helots

91
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Define Citizens

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Have full rights

92
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Define Denizens

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Privileged foreign nationals

93
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Define Helots

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Most exploited group, disposable army of labour, in unskilled low paid work e.g. illegally trafficked workers.

94
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What is the Feminisation of Migration?

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  • 1/2 of global migrants are female.
  • Resulted in globalisation of gender DOL & female migrants given stereotyped roles as careers & providers of sexual services.
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Explain Ehrenreich & Hochschild findings in relation to the Feminisation of Migration

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  • Dom and sex work, done by women from poor countries.

- Due to western women joining labour force & state’s failure to provide adequate childcare.

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Explain Shutes’s findings in relation to the Feminisation of Migration

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  • 40% of adult care nurses in UK are migrants and most are female.
  • Migrant women also enter UK as ‘mail order brides’ & victims of sex trafficking.
97
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Define Hybrid Identities

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  • Someone’s sense of who they are is mixture of two or more influences
  • e.g. person may be British but also see themselves as a Muslim and Pakistani.
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What is Eade’s findings on Hybrid Identities in relation to Migrant Identities?

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  • Found 2nd gen Bengali Muslims in UK made hierarchical identities, saw themselves as Muslims 1st, then Bengali, then British.
  • As a result they find, others accuse them of not fitting in.
99
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Explain Eriksen view on Transnational Identities (1)

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> Globalisation creates constant movements of ppl across the world rather than permanent settlement in 1 country

> So don’t see themselves belonging to 1 culture, but w/ transnational identities.

100
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Explain Eriksen view Transnational Identities (2)

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> Modern Tech makes it possible to keep global ties without needing to travel.

> Migrants have more links w/ other migrants than w/ country of origin/currently in.

> Usually don’t want to assimilate into ‘host country’.

101
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What are the 2 approaches of the state to Immigration?

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> Assimilationism

> Multiculturalism

102
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Define Assimilationism in relation to approaches of the state to Immigration

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  • 1st state policy to immigration
  • Encourages immigrants to adopt language, values & customs of host culture, to become ‘like us’.
  • Failed as migrants want to keep
    aspects of their ‘culture of origin’.
103
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Define Multiculturalism in relation to approaches of the state to Migration

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  • Allows migrants to keep features of their original identity
  • But may be limited to superficial differences e.g. food (shallow diversity)
  • Not important ones e.g. veiling of women (deep diversity)
104
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What lead to Politicians demanding Migrants assimilate culturally?

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9/11’ e.g in France veiling of face was made illegal.

105
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Explain Castles view on Problem w/ Assimilation Policies

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  • Assimilationist policies are counterproductive, as they see BAME as other.
  • BAME respond emphasising differences
  • Increases host suspicion of them, making assimilation unlikely.
106
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Explain Castles Idea of a Divided WC?

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  • Assimilationist ideas may encourage workers, to blame migrants for problems
  • Creating a racially divided WC.

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