by John Amy | Mar 17, 2014 | Demography
Study Figure 2.3 on page 48 of the book and answer the following questions: When did the number of births per year in the UK first start to fall? Identify the 3 periods during which the number of births showed steep rises. Can you suggest any reasons for a rise during...
by John Amy | Mar 17, 2014 | Demography
Read the following account of demographic changes in China: Patterns of fertility in China have been significantly affected in the last thirty years by several factors. In 1979 China introduced a strict family planning policy that allows most couples to have only one...
by John Amy | Mar 17, 2014 | Demography
Read the section on the ageing population on pages 50-52. One of the effects of this ageing population has been the implications for the provision of pensions. As people are living longer, they are drawing their pensions for a longer period of time. In addition, more...
by John Amy | Mar 17, 2014 | Demography
Read the section in the book on pages 47 to 49 about the effects of the decline in fertility, especially regarding the growth of child-centredness. Now study the extract below and complete the task that follows: In November 2006, the Liverpool Victoria Building...
by John Amy | Mar 17, 2014 | Demography
Improvements in housing; cleaner drinking water; food and drink laws; improved sewerage; Clean Air Acts. Changes in the position of women; decline in the infant mortality rate; children are now an economic liability; child-centred families. Class differences in...
