Demography
Absolute Poverty
Overview Absolute poverty is a term used to describe when individuals or families lack the basic ...
Demographic Transition Theory
Definition The Demographic Transition Theory is a model that explains how populations change over...
Demography
Definition Demography is the study of populations, focusing on their size, structure, and distrib...
Elderly Support Ratio
Overview The Elderly Support Ratio is a demographic concept that compares the number of elderly i...
Malthusian Theory of Population Growth
Definition The Malthusian Theory of Population Growth, introduced by Thomas Malthus in 1798, sugg...
Marxist Theory of Population Growth
Definition The Marxist Theory of Population Growth is a sociological perspective that examines ho...
Population Growth Rate
Overview Population Growth Rate is the ratio of the increase in population to the total populatio...
Replacement-Level Fertility
Overview Replacement-Level Fertility (RLF) refers to the average number of children per woman nee...
Race and Ethnicity
Definition Race and Ethnicity Race: A socially constructed category based on perceived physical...