GDEV 2010

Population and Social Change

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Introduction to population studies. The primary focus is on the relationships between demographic processes (fertility, mortality, and immigration) and social and economic issues. Discussion covers special topics related to population growth and spatial distribution, including marriage and family formation, population aging, changing roles and statuses of women, labor force participation, immigrations, urban growth and urbanization, resource allocation, and the environment.

Forbidden Overlaps REF-FA25 GDEV 2010, PUBPOL 2030, SOC 2030, SOC 2202

Area Studies (SAAREA)

Distribution Requirements (CA-AG, SBA-AG)

Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)

Last 4 terms offered (None)

Outcomes REF-FA25

• Understand and examine the determinants and consequences of demographic change, and components therein in the US and internationally.
• Examine the mutual interrelationships between population and society.
• Understand alternative policy approaches associated with challenges and opportunities presented by changing population size and composition.
• Utilize basic methodological approaches to population analysis.

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