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12 Cards in this Set
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The movement of a country
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1.) High birth and death rates.
2.) Low birth rates and high death rates. 3.) The decline of death rates. 4.) Followed by the decline in birth rates. |
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Cohort effects
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Experience of life events (puberty, marriage, etc.) at roughly the same time
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Period effects
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Historical events (war, economic depression) that shape life experiences
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Birth cohorts
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groups tied together by historical events, population trends and societal changes
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Baby Boomers
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Born 1946-1964
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Generation X
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Birthrate ½ of baby boomers
Mid 60s to 1980 |
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Millennium Gen (Gen Y or Echo Boomers)
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Born between 1979-1994
Closer in size to baby boom More ethnically diverse More diverse family structures On average—optimistic, more socially conservative, but also say “help others” |
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Demography
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Studies trends in population
Birth rates Death rates Migration |
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Issues that encourage migration
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1. population pressure
2. unemployment 3. war 4. marriage squeeze |
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Immigration Tension
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Immigrant owned businesses add billions of dollars each year to nation’s economy
Problems—lowers wages overall, displaces native workers, health concerns, law |
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Hunger
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The problem with hunger today is not the lack of resources, but the inequitable distribution of resources.
24,000 people die every day from hunger |
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Green Revolution
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Total food available is enough for 3,500 calories per day per person—enough to make everyone fat
Massive program of agricultural research Goals—develop genetically modified crops Increase yield and bolster food production Research led to – improved seeds, fertilizers, pesticides—did increase crops dramatically—more and cheaper than at any point in history |
