Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500259 Political Science and Public Management | OT | 3 | 2 |
2500259 Political Science and Public Management | OT | 4 | 2 |
2500262 Sociology | OT | 4 | 2 |
2503778 International Relations | OT | 4 | 2 |
2504216 Contemporary History, Politics and Economics | OT | 3 | 2 |
2504216 Contemporary History, Politics and Economics | OT | 4 | 1 |
2504216 Contemporary History, Politics and Economics | OT | 4 | 2 |
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Contextualization: This subject is taught in the third and fourth years of the Degree in Politics and Public Management, in the fourth year of the Degree in Sociology and in the fourth year of the Degree in International Relations.
Objectives: The subject is an introduction to the study of human populations for social science students. It is oriented to the learning of basic methods and techniques of demographic analysis and knowledge (empirical and theoretical) of the most relevant contemporary demographic transformations.
Training objectives. Basic training is structured around the following aspects:
1. Knowledge of the statistical sources for the study of the populations and of the basic methodologies for their treatment
2. Basic principles in the development of demographic indicators.
3. Applications of demographic analysis to the study of social and political phenomena.
4. Knowledge of contemporary demographic changes.
1. Population growth
1.1 Evolution of the world population and the projections of the UN
1.2 Demographic transition in different groups of countries
1.3 Foundations and justification of population policies
1.4 Sources and methods for estimating populations and describing their characteristics.
1.5 Measurement and calculation of growth rates
1.6 Use of graphs with arithmetic and logarithmic scales
2. Changes in the composition by sex and age of the population
2.1 Relationship between male and female populations: determinants and consequences
2.2 Indicators and graphic representations
2.3 Causes and perspectives of aging of populations
2.4 Consequences of changes in age composition of population
3. Growth components and use of gross and specific rates
3.1 Vital and migratory statistics
3.2 Balancing equation and calculation of gross rates
3.3 Interpretation of gross rates and the use of age specific rates
3.4 Control of structural effects: standardization techniques
4. Description of demographic phenomena
4.1 Temporal reference and the use of Lexis Diagram
4.2 Types of magnitudes (stock, flow) and measures (proportions, rates and probabilities)
4.3 Period and cohort approach: longitudinal, cross-sectional and by age or duration
4.4 Interpretation of period data: differentianting between effects of age, generation and momentum. Analysis of various sociodemographic variables
5. Construction of demographic tables
5.1 Functions of a table and synthetic indicators: the model of the life table
5.2 Constructionand interpretation of period life tables
5.3 Application to the analysis of fertility. Period or Cohort Tables.
6.- Evolution and inequalities of mortality and fertility
6.1 Determinants of health and mortality: historical evolution, international and internal disparities in Western countries
6.2 Decline and fluctuations of fertility.Analysis of proximate variables, their causes and consequences.
The course is organized around three types of educational activities : Lectures, Assignments and Readings. This set of activities is carried out in three levels:
Conducted activities: lectures and practice sessions led by the teacher.
Supervised activities: monitoring of practices and activities requested in class.
Autonomous activities: completion of the practices, preparation of the written tests, study of the theoretical contents and complementary readings
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Seminar (practices) | 16.5 | 0.66 | 16, 54, 11, 65 |
Theoretical classes | 33 | 1.32 | 13, 17, 48 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials | 14 | 0.56 | 56, 21, 59, 66 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Readings | 24 | 0.96 | 21, 25, 37, 61 |
Resolve the practices | 22 | 0.88 | 54, 25, 11, 59, 42, 35, 65 |
Study | 30 | 1.2 | 6, 16 |
1. The subject will be graded on continuous assessment basis from the following activities and weights:
• Two written tests throughout the course (the arithmetic mean of these two notes will be weighted 50% to calculate the final grade)
• Two reading controls (the arithmetic mean of these two notes will be weighted by 15% to calculate the final grade)
• Two Assignments (the arithmetic mean of these two notes will be weighted by 25% to calculate the final grade)
• Participation in practice sessions r (this note will be weighted by 10% to calculate the final grade)
2. To participate in the resit exam the student must have obtained an average grade between 3.5 and 4.9. The date of this test will be scheduled in the exam calendar by the School of Political Science and Sociology administration. .
3.- The students who do not show up to one or more of the activities submitted to evaluation throughout the course will be graded as “non assessable subject
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Participation seminar of practices | 10 | 1.5 | 0.06 | 62, 9, 4, 16, 8, 63, 56, 54, 31, 21, 22, 26, 23, 25, 45, 11, 46, 33, 59, 34, 35, 40, 39, 55, 41, 58, 57, 48, 53, 52, 61, 67, 66, 68, 65 |
Practices | 25 | 4 | 0.16 | 16, 2, 8, 63, 56, 54, 15, 18, 44, 19, 22, 24, 23, 29, 28, 45, 32, 11, 10, 33, 42, 34, 35, 55, 43, 60, 58, 57, 48, 49, 61, 66, 65, 64 |
Reading control | 15 | 1 | 0.04 | 4, 63, 13, 14, 15, 44, 21, 26, 23, 25, 29, 30, 45, 32, 10, 46, 42, 37, 60, 58, 57, 49, 51, 64 |
Written test | 50 | 4 | 0.16 | 1, 6, 4, 7, 16, 2, 3, 5, 8, 63, 54, 13, 14, 12, 15, 31, 18, 44, 17, 19, 22, 20, 26, 24, 23, 29, 27, 28, 30, 38, 11, 10, 46, 59, 42, 34, 36, 43, 60, 58, 57, 48, 47, 50, 51, 61, 67, 65, 64 |
Introduction to demography:
POSTON, D. L i BOUVIER .F.2018 Population and Society, An Introduction to Demography. Cambridge University Press.
PRESSAT, R. 2000. Introducción a la Demogafía. Altaya.
PRESSAT, R. 1981. Demografía estadística. Ariel. Barcelona
VALLIN, J. 1995. La Demografía. Alianza Editorial. Madrid
Demographic analysis textbooks:
HENRY, L. 1976. Demografía. Análisis y modelos. Barcelona, Ed. Labor
HINDE, Andrew. 1998. Demographic methods. Arnold.
LEGUINA, J. 1981. Fundamentos de demografía. Madrid, Siglo XXI
LERIDON, H. TOULEMON, L. 2014. Demografía. Cedua. Col Mex
LIVI BACCI, M. 1993. Introducción a la demografía. Barcelona, Ariel.
POSTON, D. L y MICKLIN, M. (eds).2009. Handbook of Population. Springer
PRB'S Population Handbook. 2011 https://www.prb.org/wp.../prb-population-handbook-2011
PRESSAT, R. 1983. El análisis demográfico. México, Fondo de Cultura Económica
PRESTON, S.H., HEUVELINE, P. i GUILLOT, M. 2001. Demography: measuring and modeling population processses, Blackwell Publishers.
ROWLAND, D. 2003. Demographic Methods and Concepts. Oxford University Press.
SIEGEL, J.S., SWANSON, D. 2004. The methods and materials of demography. Elsevier.
TAPINOS, G. 1990. Elementos de demografía. Madrid, Espasa Calpe
VALLIN, J. 1995. La demografía, Alianza Editorial, Madrid.
WACHTER, KW. 2014. Essential Demographic Methods.Harvard University Press
YAUKEY, D. 2015 . Demography, the study of human population. Waeland press
Population issues:
CUTLER, D., DEATON, A. y LLERAS-MUNEY, A. 2006. “The determinants of mortality” Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol 20 nº3, pp: 97-120
EZEH, A.C., BONGAARTS J. y MBERU. B. 2012. “Global Population Trends and Policy Options” The Lancet (July 10) doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60696-5.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140673612606965LIVI BACCI, M. 2009. Historia mínima de la población mundial. Ariel. Barcelona
LAM, D. 2011. “How the World Survived the Population Bomb: Lessons From 50 Years of Extraordinary Demographic History,” Demography, (nov.), pp. 1231-1262
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13524-011-0070-z
LEE, R. 2003. “The Demographic Transition: Three Centuries of Fundamental Change,” Journal of Economic Perspectives v. 17, n. 4, Fall 2003, pp. 167–190.
http://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/089533003772034943
LIVI BACCI, M. 1998. Historia de la población europea. Crítica. Barcelona.
LIVI BACCI,M. 2017. Our Shrinking Planet. Polity Press (traducción de “Il planeta stretto”.2015. Il Mulino)
MCFALLS, J.A. (5ºedició 2007) Population: A Lively Introduction. Population Bulletin,. vol 62, nº1. http://www.prb.org/pdf07/62.1LivelyIntroduction.pdf
SCIENCE, 29 july 2011, nºdedicat al creixement demogràfic (en particular articles de Bloom, Bongaarts, Lee i Malajkoff). http://www.sciencemag.org/site/special/population/
Dossier:
a) Statistical material used and commented on class. Readings about some program topics, exercises and practice sessions materials. This dossier is available at the electronic address of the virtual campus.
b) Teaching Materials: Courses notes available at the electronic address of the Virtual Campus
Electronic addresses:
Look at the website of the "Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics" of the UAB: http://www.ced.uab.es/. Links from other research centres and production of data and demographic statistics institutions are available.
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