Demographic trends

Demographic trends

Birth rates: 👤 Harper (2012) attributes declining birth rates to changes in women’s roles, contraception, and economic factors.
- Trends differ across cultures and income levels.
Death rates: 👤 McKeown (1972) links declining death rates primarily to improved nutrition and living standards.
- Advances in medicine and public health are also important factors.
Ageing population: 👤 Phillipson (2006) the elderly are seen as an economic burden in capitalist societies.
- Postmodernists highlight positive ageing and active lifestyles.
Migration: 👤 Vertovec (2007) describes “super-diversity” with varied migration patterns, origins, and settlement experiences.
- Can create cultural enrichment but also challenges for social policy.

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