The Demographic Transition

Global population; it’s what has been mystifying and engaging our human geographers for centuries. In fact, the various stages of the demographic transition have shown what the population is acting as now, and how it will change in the future. Starting right here in the United States, we are having a very successful time maintaining a small growth population. Our 1.83 child per woman ratio is slightly below the zero growth 2.03, but our population continues to grow because of our governmental decision to approve immigration into the country. Because of this vital decision, it allows our population to continually grow. Now, back to the demographic transition stages. The United States is currently in Stage 4 along with many other Developed European

Demography is the science of human populations and their change over time, and the United States Census reveals important demographic changes decade-by-decade that affect politics, government and public policy. One of the most important demographic trends is that the U.S. has become a far more multicultural and multilingual society than it was in 1960, due in part from changes in the immigration laws in 1965 that abolished the quota system of the National Origins Act that favored European immigrants. As a result, Asians and Hispanics have been the majority of new immigrants over the past forty years and states like California and Texas already have majority-minority populations or soon will have. At some point in the 21st Century, the U.S. as a whole is going to become a majority-minority society for the first time in its history. Another major demographic trend is the rapid growth of the over-65 population as the Baby Boom generation begins to retire, which will mean heavier expenditures on federal entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security. Elderly voters are also the most politically active group, especially when protecting these key safety net programs, and this has become a major political and public policy issue in recent years.

Guatemala, the most populous country in Central America, is a textbook example of a country firmly in stage 2 of the demographic transition model. A country steeped in rich culture, Guatemala still has a sizeable population of Mayans, the ethnic group that populated the geographical region pre-colonization. This minority is often the victim of marginalization, much like the Native Americans of the United States. This, combined with the pressures of a rapidly increasing population, create many complicated issues for the country to deal with as its next generation comes of age.

Using Item B and elsewhere, assess the view that an ageing population creates problems for society

The demographic transition is a three-stage model of population growth in Europe. In the first stage there is a stable population because birth and death rates are both high. The second stage happens as mortality rates begin to slowly decline, but birth rates stay high. When this stage happens, there is fast population growth. During the third stage, the population is more stable as both birth and death rates are low and are more or less balanced. In more recent years, a fourth stage as been brought on by Anti-Malthusians. During this stage, population shrinkage occurs because the deaths begin to outnumber the births. Europe provides a great example to the theory of demographic transition. After speedy population growth of stage two, Europe settled at stage three with a stable population. It is currently in stage four with a shrinking population. In most European nations there are lesser births than deaths which could ultimately create other social problems.

In Canada it is impossible to survive without working or having a way in which you are able to provide for yourself and your family. In today’s society everybody is in search of a job that requires minimal effort and includes outstanding benefits and pay. In this current economy it is very challenging since the hiring process is very selective and very prejudice. On top of that there are many additional things that do not allow us to achieve those preferred jobs or professions. Over the next 10 to 15 years, the most important demographic changes that will affect Canadian employers and workers are: an aging workforce, a better educated workforce, and immigration with greater workforce Diversity.

At present time, Canada is facing a significant demographic transition in its population. From last century, the decrease in mortality, fertility and the increase in life expectancy lead to vast changes in Canada’s population. Aging of Canada’s population becomes more and more severer. This research paper is to study the correlation between demographic transition in Canada and how does the transition impact on economic growth. To be more specifically, demographics variables can include life expectancy, fertility and mortality; economic growth variables can include labour force and public expenditure.

The majority of developed nations have experienced several profound demographic changes over the last century—notably, an important decline in fertility rates paired with a substantial reduction of mortality, due in part to the changing nature of leading causes of death. In Canada, the total fertility rate was 3.5 children per woman in 1921 and fell to 1.61 in 2011 (Wadhera and Strachan 1993a; Statis- tics Canada 2013a). Life expectancy at birth for both sexes combined rose, from 57.0 years in 1921 to 81.7 in 2011 (Canadian Human Mortality Database 2014). Migration has also become an increasingly important contributor to population growth over this time period. Whereas less than 25 per cent of the Canadian population growth was due to migratory

Ever Since World War II, Earth’s population has increased by over 250 percent. As of now, Earth’s population is the highest it has ever been. A low fertility rate and an aging population can be the major cause for a dilemma relating to population, with negative social and economic effects. An aging population will be very hard to support financially from the working class, which is ever-declining. If Canada’s population continues to age, the working class will not be able to economically support seniors. The most rapidly growing demographic class in Canada happens to be seniors, and we have been seeing and predicting results of this growth. Since 1921, the population of older adults has more than doubled, and by 1926, it is predicted that one in five Canadians will be over sixty five. One in three Canadians will be older than the age fifty five in only four short years. Moreover, Canada spends billions of dollars helping older adults which includes providing old-age homes, healthcare…etc. Canada’s cost of healthcare is estimated to increase by 35 percent. Taxes in Canada will have to be raised if our publicly supported healthcare is to be secured. Still more, there are plenty more drawbacks to an aging population such as a decreasing working class and tax base. The demographic future puts the government sustainability in danger as taxes will not be coming in as freely as they would with a larger working class. Not only is Canada

The US Census Bureau projects that by the year 2030 more than 20 percent of the total US population will be of age 65 and over, compared to only 13 percent in 2010 and 9.8 percent in 1970 (Outreville, 2013). This population trend is believed to grow even more by the year 2060. Although the aging population is an important population trend to consider with healthcare as a whole, that is not the only one. The US is also projected to become a majority-minority nation for the first time by the year 2043 (Outreville, 2013). This diversity is happening more in certain parts of the US than the entire US as a whole. The ageing population and the increasing racial diversity of the population are the most important trends to the planning,

Because of advancements in health, individuals are living longer. As a result, we find a growing population of people in late adulthood that is greater than decades before. These individual have varying degrees of health, but the majority of which are still capable of leading active lives. Berger (2011) describes there are 3 categories of old: young-old, old-old, and oldest-old. In the United States, young-old account for 70 percent of the late adult population and are “healthy, active, financially secure, and independent” (Berger, 2011, p.499). The groupings are not based upon an age, but rather on their health, vigor and financial security. Of the three groups, only the oldest-old are dependent on others for care. Even though there are varying

Generally, social work is acclaimed as related to working with younger populations and handling abuse or neglect in the home. In television shows, you often see social workers entering the homes of children who experience abuse and removing them from the situation. While this can be part of the job description, social work is a diversified field with many career opportunities. Social workers specialize in a range of different areas based on client age and individual need. The social worker’s ethical job responsibilities are outlined in NASW’s Code of Ethics (1999). This paper will review these responsibilities in relation to aging populations and then focus directly on the social workers practice with aging

Demographic transition is the process by which a nation/country moves from high birth rate and high death rates to low birth and low death rates as the growth population in the interim (Weeks, 2005). Some of the nations that have gone through this transitions are; Canada, Germany, United States and England. The demographic transition to an industrialized society is harmful to the environment. Industrialized countries also have the largest ecological and carbon footprint comparative to developing/non-industrialized nations. Nevertheless, demographic transitions have some notable advantages. Countries that have gone through demographic transitions have low birth and death rates. Citizens in

The informative synopsis of how the demographic changes are taking place in states with the regard to the workforce, states and regions are benefiting from these changes, areas which are declining and why, as well as, the projections of the birth rates and aging in the states over the next twenty-five years. The economic implications of these changes have on our states. Then finally how this all is related to Federalism.

Demography is the study of the components of population variation and change. Death rate and birth rate are two determinants of population change. Theory of Demographic Transition is comparatively recent theory that has been accepted by several scholars throughout the world. This theory embraces the observation that all countries in the world go through different stages in the growth of population. A nation's economy and level of development is directly related to that nation's birth and death rates. Population history can be divided into different stages. Some of the scholars have divided it into three and some scholars have divided it into five stages. These stages or classifications demonstrate a