Essays on Demography

Demography is the branch of social sciences concerned with the study of human populations in terms of size, density, location, age, gender, race, occupation, and other statistics (through births, deaths, and migration) and their relationship with the natural environment and with social and economic change....

«Demographic change is one of our great challenges» Wolfgang Schäuble Germany may be Europe’s economic growth engine, but there’s one thing that the country is failing to produce in big numbers: Germans. The population projections regarding to Germany show that the country’s population, which was...

Demographics refer to the quantifiable characteristics of a given population that is normally based on factors such as age, sex, and race. The federal government uses demographics to learn more about the population characteristics of a certain part of the region or even the entire...

A Demographic study allows us to study the nature in which our population changes, understand social and economic problems and identify potential solutions. This Demographic study gathers information about certain school called Fulton Leadership Academy (FLA). The demographics of the school include, ethnicities, gender, language...

There is great speculation about the uncertain future of the United States and the rest of the world. Socioeconomic and population projections portray a future in which the Social Security system will not have enough workers’ incoming payroll taxes to fund the benefits for the...

Until recently, birth rates and mortality rates were the same, keeping the population stable. Man has many children, but a large number die before age five. In the Industrial Revolution, a period of history in Europe and North America, where science and technology progress, success...

Introduction It was the end of the 1970s, and the Chinese government was realizing that they had a problem. Their population was growing at an enormous rate, and they knew that if it kept growing as it was the government would have a difficult time...

Meaning is shared among communication partners who encode and decode messages. This process can be complex when communication partners involve struggle to attribute the same meaning. Partners from different cultures can find it very difficult to share meaning and might perceive communication between cultures as...

Many people want to grant illegal immigrants a path to citizenship. That is a simple but false solution because it isn’t supported by historical facts as well as what incentivized illegal immigrants to be here to begin with. First, let’s review the historical facts. According...

For a while now, Singapore has been well-known for being a cosmopolitan country. However, in recent times, citizens have started to protest against Singapore’s continuous acceptance of immigrants. In this essay, I will explain why Singapore should continue to be open to immigrants. I will...

In the United States, one of every nine black men between the ages of twenty and thirty-four are incarcerated. One in every three black men could expect to be incarcerated at some point in his life (Tonry, 2010). The rates for black men far exceed...

Sierra Leone is located near the Atlantic Ocean in West Africa. This country has a tropical and humid climate all year long. In the summer, “during the rainy season there is a period called the ‘seven day rainfall’ when the rain keeps falling for seven...

Executive Summary Professional athletics seems to have inherent cultural problems that have gone somewhat unnoticed and unchanged for decades. The history of Track and Field is rooted deep in Eurocentric, white, male-dominated beliefs and behaviours, unlike the current demography of sports. Especially since the Americas...

Texas has a government that works under the Texas constitution. Elections in Texas are done after every four years. In recent years, voter turnout has been said to be very low. This is said to be because of the diverse demographics. A great number of...