Key Terms Flashcards
Demography
The study of human populations, such as size, structure, and changes over time.
Globalisation
The spread of the same culture, consumer goods, and economic interests due to the interconnectedness of societies across the world
Push Factor
A factor that may encourage someone to leave their home country e.g. unemployment or the effects of war
Pull Factor
A factor that may attract someone to a new country e.g. higher standard of living or joining relatives
Undocumented Workers
Those who come and stay in the UK illegally, who do not have the official documents needed to enter, live or work legally
Asylum Seekers
A person who leaves their country of residence, enters another country, and applies for international protection
Hybrid Families
A new form of identity that emerges as a result of a combination of two or more ethnic identities within a family
Purchase of Intimacy
Buying family relationships, for example mail-order brides and the growing trade in surrogate motherhood
Migration
The movement of people away from their home countries or communities to a new country
Immigration
The movement of people into an area to settle there permanently, adding to the population
Emigration
The movement of people out of an area
Life Expectancy
Refers to the number of years a person can expect to live
Grey Pound
The money that older people as a group have available to spend
Dependency Ratio
Refers to the proportion of the population that is dependent on the welfare state in comparison with the proportion of the population in employment
Pensions Timebomb
How demographic changes will cause a rise in the percentage of people entitled to a pension
Birth Rate
The number of live births per thousand of the population per year
Death Rate
The number of deaths per thousand of the population per year
Total Fertility Rate
The average number of children women will have during their fertile years (15-44)
Infant Mortality Rate
The number of infants who die before their first birthday, per thousand live births per year
Net Migration
The difference between the number of immigrants entering a country, and the number of emigrants leaving it
Natural Change
The difference between the number of births and the number of deaths in a population, resulting in either a natural increase or a natural decline
