SOC 319 Population and Society

An introduction to demography covering concepts of fertility, migration, and mortality in historical and contemporary populations. Issues discussed include world population pressure on resource depletion and factors associated with industrialization. There will be special attention paid to comparing the changing demography of the U.S. to that of other industrialized countries with consideration of both cultural and environmental factors that impact demographic change. Prerequisite: SOC 101.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Completion of SOC 101.