Undergraduate Course: Social Demography (SCIL10006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | A review of the principal determinants of human reproductive behaviour and its social implications. Topics will include: The Essentials of Demography: ?Vital Statistics?; The Demographic Transition in Europe: a Reproductive Revolution?; Low and ?Lowest?low? Fertility in Europe; ?Population ageing?: threat or promise?; Does Scotland face a demographic crisis?; Demography, Sociology and Eugenics; States Power and Population Policies. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Sociology or closely related courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses.
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Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
a) What the relationship is between sociology and demography both in terms of their theroetica approach and their institutional development as separate academic disciplines.
b) How the Theory of the Demographic Transition in Europe developed and what criticisms may be made of it.
c) The history through to the present day of fertility in in Europe, how this may be explained in sociological terms, and how demographers viewed it in the past
d) Trends in world population and its future prospects, such as 'population ageing'.
e) The theory of the reproductive revolution and the relationship between demography and changes in gender relations.
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr John Macinnes
Tel: (0131 6)50 3867
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Course secretary | Ms Sue Renton
Tel: (0131 6)50 6958
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