1. Summary
This text describes demography. Demography studies the size, structure and distribution of populations, and how populations change due to births, deaths, migration, and aging. We should study demography because we can explain many sociological phenomena well using demographic indicators. Demography is interested in changing the human population, the most important indicators being the birth rate and the mortality rate. In developing countries, it is difficult to obtain reliable demographic data because birth declarations and death reports are not properly made. The most accurate predictor of fertility is the level of education of women. In general, the higher the level of education, the lower the fertility rate. Women delay marriage because of advancing to society through higher education. There is a high probability of contraception during sexual intercourse and less likely to play a traditional gender role in patriarchal society. Even though Developed countries have better levels of health, they may have a higher number of deaths than developing countries. This is because there are relatively more elderly people in developed countries. But developing countries have certainly higher infant mortality rates and shorter life expectancies.
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