London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Modules

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Demography

Prerequisite: 04a Statistics 1

First part - Technical Demography: Basic demographic indicators, analysis and models, the life table, stationary and stable population models, elementary methods of population projection, the proximate determinants of fertility. This will be tested by questions which will involve calculation plus comment and interpretation.

Second part - Social Demography: The central idea of this part is Demographic transition: the movement from high mortality and fertility through growth, to low mortality and fertility. Western demographic history, including the major trends in mortality, fertility and nuptiality to the present day. Third world trends, convergence? Social, economic and cultural factors in demographic processes in different parts of the world and at different times.