Demography birth & death rates: lesson 39

Question 1

What is child centeredness?

Answer 1

Way in which society and family have become more focused on child needs

Question 2

How has society become more child centered?

Answer 2

• changes on family life (improve quality of life)
• changes in legislation ( cannot work)
• greater understanding of childhood (health)
• role of media ( child TV)

Question 3

Why has birth rates changed?

Answer 3

• changes in woman’s position
• fewer children die= fewer children born as replacements.
• children economic liability ( £200,000per child)
• child centeredness- fewer children to adequately care for them

Question 4

Why are fewer children dying?

Answer 4

• increased healthcare
• standard of living
• nutrition understood

Question 5

What does a fall in infant mortality rate lead to?

Answer 5

Fall in birth rate

Question 6

Why has death rates changed?

Answer 6

• improved nutrition (sugar tax)
• medical improvements
• smoking ( changed legislation)
• social policies and public health ( improved drinking water)