Social Demography 3502-009-W

The lecture aims at introduction to the problems of contemporary demography with use of theoretical perspectives of biology, economics and sociology. Above mentioned theoretical perspectives are use in order to explain following problems analysed by demography as:Macro theories of population (Theory of Thomas Malthus.Fertility and fecundity, determinants, shift in values and patterns, postponement of fertility, childlessness.Individual life-span: perspective of biology, economy and sociology, inter-temporal choiceUnion formation, marriage and cohabitation, divorceMate choice, age at first marriage, negotiation within household.Mortality, changes in human life-span, determinants of mortality: biology, genes, lifestyle, sexProcess of migration: causes and consequences.