W15.1 June 10 (Mon) (Chaebhin Jeong/정채빈)

 1. Summary:

 Demography is the study of human population dynamics. This involves the study of how populations change over time. The reason for studying demography is to explain sociological phenomena by first converting them to demographic indicators for possible explanations before proposing complex theories. The development of demographic calculations began in the 18th century. The most important indicators of population change are birth rate and death rate. One of the strongest predictors of fertility is women's educational attainment. Women's educational achievement and birth rate have an inverse relationship and also have an inverse relationship with national development.

In the case of mortality, the more education one receives, the longer one is expected to live, and wealth, race, and job satisfaction are among the factors that affect mortality.

2. What was interesting/what did you learn: 

Questions were being raised about whether it was actually possible to measure population. I heard that in the case of China, the territory itself is so large that there are many people living without registering their births. Although the demographics cannot be said to match perfectly, it is interesting that they are producing meaningful results.

3. Discussion Point:

In the case of China and other developing countries, policies are implemented to reduce the population by having too many children. What can be done to solve the reality that both overpopulation and population extinction are occurring simultaneously, like in our country, which is predicted to disappear in the future due to a lack of population?

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  1. Kim SeoyoungJune 10, 2024 at 1:15 AM

    Questions about the accuracy of population measurement are very valid, especially in large countries or areas with distributed populations. In countries with large territories such as China, administrative procedures such as birth registration are often poorly carried out. This phenomenon is particularly noticeable in rural areas or marginalized areas. To solve this problem, efforts such as recognizing the limitations of demographics and strengthening basic administrative procedures such as birth registration are required.

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