Demography and Migration Flashcards
The study of the human population
Demography
Study of how changes in population’s size, structure, and development can impact economic trends and growth
Demographic Economy
A change from a situation of high fertility and high mortality to one of low fertility and low mortality
Demographic Transition
Based on historical population trends of two demographic characteristics – birth rate and death rate
Demographic Transition Model (DTM)
4 Stages of the Demographic Transition Model
STAGE 1 (Pre-Transition)
STAGE 2 (Early Transition)
STAGE 3 (Late Transition)
STAGE 4 (Post-Transition)
Legal and ethical rights to make decisions about their own bodies and reproductive health
Reproductive Rights of Women
Reproductive health rights of women
The Right to Life
The Right to Liberty and Security of the Person
The Right to Equality, and to be free from all forms of discrimination
the movement of people from one place to another
Migration
People who migrate for a limited time period to be employed and send money home
Temporary Labor Migrants
Qualified people for managerial and executive positions
Highly Skilled Business Migrants
People maintain family ties by joining the people who have already entered an immigration country
Family reunification
They return to their countries of origin after some time in another country
Return Migrants
examines all potential connections between two or more nations that exchange migrants
Migration Systems Theory
Critical to the spread of airborne diseases as transmission occurs mainly through close-contact meetings
Human Mobility