Contemporary Societies

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Decks in this class (10)

Social structure, Fertility and Families
What does social structure refer ...,
What are the three main aspects o...,
What distinguishes nominal parame...
48  cards
Trends & determinants of international migration
What is the definition of an inte...,
What differentiates international...,
What do changes in migration refe...
30  cards
Trends and determinants of population health
What is the who definition of hea...,
What does it mean that health is ...,
What are common measurements of p...
32  cards
Mortality
Is there a biological upper limit...,
What is the current annual number...,
How is mortality commonly measured 3
20  cards
Demographic change and the labour market
What is the relationship between ...,
What does the bidirectional emplo...,
How does lower fertility influenc...
25  cards
Demographic change and welfare state
What is coleman s bathtub model 1,
What are the three steps in colem...,
What does de commodification mean...
25  cards
Demographic and climate change
What is the difference between we...,
What is climate change 2,
What is environmental change 3
26  cards
Africa
What is driving africa s rapid po...,
Which region dominates africa s d...,
What is africa s projected popula...
26  cards
China
What is expected of china s popul...,
What major event caused a spike i...,
How many people died during the g...
26  cards
need to remember
Emplyment fertility nexus 1,
Epidemology stages 2,
Labor force and retiremnet histor...
6  cards

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