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| Population density and consequences | |
| Demographic transition (and U.S.) (and Third World) | |
| Doubling time (and calculation) | |
| Causes of population growth | |
| Demographic transition (and stages) | |
| World population (rough history) | |
| Working women and population growth | |
| Characteristics of future increase (Third World; Young; Urban; Poor) | |
| Consequences of poverty |
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T. Robert Malthus
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Essay Questions:What solution do Bender and Smith propose to expand agricultural production so that it keeps pace with population growth? Do you think these solutions are adequate?
What are the mechanics behind exponential growth of population?
Outline the demographic transition. What are some of the reasons why the death rate drops in Stage II of the demographic transition? Why are birthrates remaining high in many Third World countries?
What bearing does rapid population growth have on international relations?
Discuss the relationship between population and production.
What are the characteristics of recent (and future) population growth? How do these characteristics affect social problems?
Your instructor (F. Elwell) claims that we can never truly solve the population problem. Explain what he means by this.
In accordance with Bradshaw and Wallace (An Unequal World), briefly describe three forms of inequality that exist around the world. Of these forms of inequality, which one do you think should be addressed first?
Go to the library or use the Internet to locate more recent data on population growth, inequality, and mortality. How has this data changed in recent years?
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Brubaker, W. (ed.) 1989. Immigration and the Politics of Citizenship in Europe and North America. Lanham, Md.: University Press of America.
Bulatao, R. and Lee, R. (eds) 1983. Determinants of Fertility in Developing Countries. 2 vols. New York: Academic Press.
Cardoso, F. H. and Faletto, E. 1979. Dependency and Development in Latin America. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press.
Hardoy, J. E. and Satterthwaite, D. 1989. Squatter Citizen: Life in the Urban Third World. London: Earthscan Publications.
Heilbroner, Robert. [1974] 1980. An Inquiry Into the Human Prospect, Updated and Reconsidered for the 1980s. New York: W.W. Norton.
Shryrock, H. and Siegel, J. 1976. The Methods and Materials of Demography. New York: Academic Press.
Sklair, L. 1991. Sociology of the Global System. Hemel Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf.
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