Demographic change

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  • Created on: 21-12-21 11:13
what factors impact the demographic change?
birth rate, fertility rate, infant mortality rate, mortality rate, net migration and life expectancy
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what sociologist argued that public health is the reason to why mortality rates had decreased?
tranter- prevention and treatment of diseases, etc
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what sociologist argued that it was nutrition and social/economic improvements fro mortality rates?
Mckeown
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what is the replacement level?
where the total fertility rate needs to be 2.1 to replace the older generation/take care of them, so far it has been below 2 so less people taking care of older generation, resulting them in a care phone and state paying for it.
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what was an impact of this and which sociologist found it?
Hirsch
people are having to work longer to receive more tax allowance/ pension
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which sociologist argues that older people are increasing the dependancy culture/ratio and what else did they say?
Townsend argues ageing population is becoming a. burden to youth and state- which is why it more self-funded and state have cut funding, they are also receiving care rather then providing it (helping w children) ,etc
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name evaluations of this
+older ppl brought property when it was cheap so they're an economic asset
-houses are now pricey to old ppl living in the houses so they're more of a financial burden
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continuing w previous card
+Blaikie argues it has more of an economical function as there are products aimed at them too boost economy (post-modernist view)
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