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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON 1 CHAPTER 16 Population and Urbanization Section 1: Population Change Section 2: Urban Life
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON 2 Objectives: Identify factors that affect the size and structure of populations and explain how sociologists measure these factors. Summarize how sociologists explain population change and describe the programs that have been instituted to control population growth. Section 1: Population Change
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON 3 Size and Structure of Populations Birthrate – annual number of live birth per 1,000 members of a population Death rate – number of deaths within a society Migration rate – annual difference between in- migration and out-migration Growth rate – rate at which a country’s population is increasing Population Composition – age and sex Section 1: Population Change
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON Fertility- actual number of births per 1,000 women of childbearing age in a population. Fecundity- biological potential for reproduction. ( In approximately 30 years between the onset and end of ministration women have the biological capacity to bear between 15 and 30 children.) 4
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON Mortality- number of deaths in a society. Infant Mortality- annual number of deaths among infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 births. Life Expectancy-average number of years a person born in a particular year can expect to live. Migration Rate-(movement of people)-annual difference between in-migration and out- migration. 5
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON Growth Rate- rate in which a country’s population is increasing. Population Composition- Population structure. Age and sex are most often used. 6
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON Population- Number of people living in an area at a particular time. Demography- Scientific study of human populations. 7
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON 8 Explaining Population Change and Controlling Population Growth Malthusian Theory – geometric population growth but arithmetic food production, population growth could outpace food production Demographic Transition Theory – lower birthrate and lower death rate as a result of a higher stage of technological development Controlling Population Growth – family planning and economic improvements Section 1: Population Change
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON 9 Objectives: Explain how cities evolved and why urbanization is such a recent event. Identify the models that have been proposed to explain the structure of cities and summarize the theories that have been put forth to explain city life. Section 2: Urban Life
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON 10 Evolution of the City and Urbanization Cities arose with the Agricultural Revolution and preindustrial cities were small Different occupations were located in distinct sectors and people were segregated into classes or castes Unsanitary conditions led to high death rates During the Industrial Revolution people came to the cities in search of jobs Section 2: Urban Life
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON Urbanization- the concentration of the population in cities. Overurbanization- when more people live in the city than the city can support in terms of jobs and facilities. Urban Ecology- approach that examines the relationship between people and the urban environment. 11
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON 12 Evolution of the City and Urbanization Today 75 percent of Americans live in urban areas and almost every region of the country is heavily urbanized Urbanization in more-developed nations has generally followed an ordered progression and has resulted in increased rates of literacy, greater economic opportunities, and improved health care Section 2: Urban Life (continued)
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON 13 Models of Cities Concentric Zone Model – city spreads outward from center, resulting in a series of circles, or zones Sector Model- city grows in wedge-shaped sectors outward from center to edges of the city Multiple-Nuclei Model- city develops around several centers of activity, or “nuclei,” devoted to specialized land use Section 2: Urban Life
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THE STUDY OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS SOCIOLOGY HOLT, RINEHART AND WINSTON 14 Theories of City Life Anomie Theory – city is anonymous and unfriendly and carries negative consequences for residents Compositional Theory – greater diversity of city residents leads to greater variety of lifestyles Subcultural Theory – people can find others with similar interests in diverse cities, some people form close ties Section 2: Urban Life
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