Sociology - Demography - Part 1

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What is Demography?
The study of changing population
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What are the 3 affects of aging population?
Public Services, 'Dependant Ratio'(people who support the elderly and more than one person households
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What is 'The Grey Pound'?
This is when a range of services will emage to cater for the aging population who still have money to spend. EG. holidays for over 50s and retirement homes
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What did Hirsch Suggest about the affects of the ageing population?
Older people consume a larger proportion of services such as health and social care than other age groups
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How have the Birth rates changed? and Why?
These have declined - due to changes in womens position in society such as legal equality (women's right to vote and contraception)
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How has Fertility Rate changed? and Why?
Declined - improved housing, healthcare and sanitation
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Name 4 reasons why there are lower birth rates?
Changes in women's position in society, Children as an economic liability, Child Contentedness and Decline in infant mortality
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What is Globalisation?
This is when people, countires can now exchange goods, services and general communication is a lot easier
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What is an affects of Globalisation?
People in some countres lose their jobs, Wages can chnage and vary
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How has Globalisation happened?
Communication Networks, Digital Communication and Better transport networks eg, planes, trains and boats
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What do we know about migration in the world?
More people are moving countries ever than before
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How have death rates changed?
Declined
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How has the life expectancy changed?
Increased
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What are 5 reasons for why deaths are lower?
Improved Nuitrition, Medical improvements, smoking and changes in diet, public health measures, decline in dangerous manual jobs
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What will the ageing population be in 2037?
42.6
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What are the 3 affects of aging population?

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Public Services, 'Dependant Ratio'(people who support the elderly and more than one person households

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What did Hirsch Suggest about the affects of the ageing population?

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How have the Birth rates changed? and Why?

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