Unit 2 Topic 8

Question 1

What is the TFR?

Answer 1

Total fertility rate; The number of average children a mother will have in a country

Question 2

What is women’s status?

Answer 2

The level of equality between men and women that exists in a particular society

Question 3

What are traditional gender roles?

Answer 3

Women’s social status is lower than men, and women are mainly seen as the bearers of children

Question 4

What are egalitarian gender roles?

Answer 4

Women’s status is equal to men

Question 5

What are facts women in the developed world?

Answer 5

Women are more educated and are in the workforce
Better health care and access to contraception
TFR is usually around 2.0

Question 6

What are facts about women in the less developed world?

Answer 6

Women are less educated and do not work out of the house
Bad healthcare and less access to contraception
Higher TFRs
Example: A TFR above 5.0 in Sub-Saharan Africa

Question 7

What can elevate women’s status?

Answer 7

Access to Education
Family Planning: birth control pills or intrauterine devices (IUDs) that prevent pregnancy
Employment: Having a job takes time away from taking care of children
Political: Having the right to be in the government, to vote, and to speak out

Question 8

What is Ravenstein’s 6th law?

Answer 8

Women are more likely to migrate within their home country while men are more likely to migrate to other countries