Summary)
What is demography?
Demography is a study of population dynamics. This includes
research on the size, structure and distribution of the population and how the
population will change over time due to birth, death, migration and aging. This
demographic analysis is a powerful tool for explaining many sociological
phenomena.
Fertility rates have fallen early in the developed world,
followed by Asia and Latin America. One of the strongest predictors of
fertility is the education level of women. Almost universally, the higher the
level of education, the lower the fertility rate. Women who are more likely to
become parents due to marriage delays and delays have improved labor market
opportunities. The fertility rate is closely related to the level of
development of the country, which affects other factors. The cost of raising
children in developed countries reduces the fertility rate in those countries.
Demographic mortality is concerned with the number of deaths
or population-related deaths at a specific time or place. Less developed areas
have a higher infant mortality rate than developed areas. Life expectancy is
higher in developed countries around the world. For example, you can improve
your health a lot in your old age by adding years to your life through years of
education.
This demographic not only predicts the mortality rate of the
fertility rate, but also shows the current trend of the world population. Thus,
demography is a powerful tool for explaining many sociological phenomena.
New/Interesting
things I learned)
With
demographics, we can see that the world is growing in population, and
urbanization is happening.
In
the early nineteenth century Thomas Malthus realized that if left
unconstrained, the human population would grow so large that it would continue
to grow until it could not be subsidized by food grown on available farmland.
He insisted on population control through moral suppression to prevent this
from happening. Like his claim, over population has brought big problems. For
example, we found that overpopulation poses problems such as child poverty,
reduced life expectancy, increased unemployment, less surplus food and lower
per capita GDP. I also realized that I would need a possible solution to the
overpopulation.
It
is interesting that the world is experiencing urbanization and urbanization is
a problem, but there are also positive points. Urbanization is defined by the
United Nations as the movement of people from rural to urban areas, where
population growth is equivalent to urban migration. As more and more people
leave towns and farms to live in the city, we can see that the city is growing.
Urbanization has brought inequality. But urban life has been interesting
because it allows individuals and families to take advantage of proximity,
diversity and market competition opportunities. And urbanization has an
environmental problem called heat island, but it was interesting that it could
have a positive impact on the overall environment, such as minimizing land use
by humans.
Discussion Point)
There
is a sentence called "The greatest disaster in the world is population
increase".
But
Korea is suffering from low fertility. There is not only the polarization of
the rich. The polarization of the population is also evident.
The
OECD report cites a report from the United Nations Population Division that
"the world population will increase by 3 billion in the present population
for the next half-century, reaching 93 by 2050, It is expected to reach a
billion people. " At the global level, explosive population growth is a
bigger problem than low fertility. Most population growth occurs in Africa and
Asia where developing countries are gathering. Explosive population growth in
poor countries leads to indiscriminate deforestation and increases energy
consumption. Environmental pollution and global warming caused by this are
obvious. However, there is no clear way to control this.
Korea
is struggling with low fertility and the global village is suffering from an
overpopulation. This is also a kind of polarization. Globalization is not
reducing the global gap.
How can we solve the problem of overpopulation and
solve the polarization of the population?
I want to discuss with you.
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