demography

(noun)

The study of human populations and how they change.

Related Terms

Examples of demography in the following topics:

  • Introduction

    • Demography is the study of human population dynamics.

  • Why study demography?

  • Summary

    • Looking at the demography of ego networks in a whole population can tell us a good bit about its differentiation and cohesion - from a micro point of view.

  • Three Demographic Variables

    • Demography is the statistical study of human populations.
    • The basics of demography can be reduced to this formula:

  • Data and Methods

    • Demography relies on large data sets that are primarily derived from censuses and registration statistics (i.e., birth, death, marriage registrations).
    • Because demography is interested in changes in human populations, demographers focus on specific indicators of change.
    • While demography often provides useful portraits of social patterns, it is important to note that - especially in relation to minority groups - accurate numerical values are often difficult to achieve, and thus demographic understandings of social structures and patterns are continuously shifting in relation to the availability of more accurate data and measurement techniques.
    • Fertility, in demography, refers to the ability of females to produce healthy offspring in abundance.
    • Mortality in demography is interested in the number of deaths in a given time or place or the proportion of deaths in relation to a population.

  • PhD Degree Occupations

    • A PhD in quantitative research and demography could lead to a career at the Census Bureau or the World Bank.

  • Applied and Clinical Sociology

    • One example is applied demography and population control.

  • World Health Trends

    • World (or global) health as a research field emerged out of this necessity and lies at the intersection of the medical and social science disciplines, including the fields of demography (the study of population trends), economics, epidemiology (the study of the distribution of health events in a population), political economy, and sociology.

  • Fertility

    • In demography, fertility refers to the actual production of offspring, rather than the physical capability to produce, which is called fecundity.