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Chapter 16 Vocab
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Sociology
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07/27/2013

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Demography
Definition
study of size, growth, and composition of human population
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General Fertility Ratio
Definition
number of births in a population per 1,000 women 15-44
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Net Migration Rate
Definition
difference between people who enter and people who leave a place, per 1,000 people annually
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POET
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population, organization, environment, and technology, a model between social and environmental forces
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Urbanization
Definition
increase of population living in cities
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Wirth's 3 Characteristics of Urban Life
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size: associated with social diversity, forces people to interact in roles
density: urban existence is highly dense because many people live in a small area
heterogeneity: large cities are heterogeneous, home to many groups, religions, social groups
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Urban Primacy
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when one city grows large and dominates society and the rest stays rural
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Immigration
Definition
moving of people into a place
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Gemeinschaft
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a place where people know each other personally and are concerned about each other
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Life Expectancy
Definition
how long people should live
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