Demography
Code: 101582 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500256 Social and Cultural Anthropology | OT | 3 | 1 |
| 2500256 Social and Cultural Anthropology | OT | 4 | 1 |
Contact
- Name:
- Juan Antonio Modenes Cabrerizo
- Email:
- juanantonio.modenes@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- Yes
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Other comments on languages
Catalan will be the language of first choice in teaching, but use of Spanish and English by students is welcomed.Prerequisites
No previous requirements
Students from Antropologia Social i Cultural will be part of the followin course group
| 104240 | Demografia i Societats Contemporànies |
Objectives and Contextualisation
Course objective: The basic objective of the subject is to introduce students to the basic features of the study of human populations, both in terms of the DEMOGRAPHIC METHOD and of the KNOWLEDGE of the most general demographic phenomena; as well as its interrelation with historical, territorial and environmental contextual elements.
a) Introducing the students to the main demographic indicators
• Calculation of indicators: methods and data sources.
• Demographic information available: data banks on the Internet
b) How is the behavior of real populations.
• Understanding the historical process of shaping populations and demographic systems
• Interactions of the demographic system with other spheres of human activity, environment and planning.
c) Reinforcement of the logical and analytical elements in relation to population studies.
• Demographic approaches for the interpretation of social information.
Competences
- Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Students must be capable of applying their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and they should have building arguments and problem resolution skills within their area of study.
- Students must be capable of collecting and interpreting relevant data (usually within their area of study) in order to make statements that reflect social, scientific or ethical relevant issues.
- Take account of social, economic and environmental impacts when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
- Take sex- or gender-based inequalities into consideration when operating within one's own area of knowledge.
- Use digital tools and critically interpret specific documentary sources.
Learning Outcomes
- Analysing and interpreting demographic problems.
- Analysing the main dynamics of today's world from a geographic viewpoint.
- Assess the reliability of sources, select important data and cross-check information.
- Classifying problems related to demographic phenomena.
- Comparing and contrasting relevant geographic data.
- Identify the principal forms of sex- or gender-based inequality and discrimination present in society.
- Identify the social, economic and environmental implications of academic and professional activities within one?s own area of knowledge.
- Summarising acquired knowledge about the origin and transformations experienced in the several fields of anthropology.
Content
- Introduction to the course, contents and methodology
- The subject of Demography.
- Methods: Sources of demographic data
- Methods: Time dimensions and Lexis diagram.
- Methods: Indicators and rates in Demography
- Methods: Comparability in Demography. Standardization of rates.
- Analysis of phenomena. Main mortality indicators.
- Analysis of phenomena. Main fertility indicators.
- Theories of demographic change. Demographic Transition
- Theories of demographic change. Demographic Dividend.
- Theories of demographic change. Demographic Metabolism.
- Applied demography: Population projections.
- Applied demography: Housing demand forecasting.
- Applied demography: Urban planning impact on population
Methodology
The course will be structured based on directed activities and autonomous activities where the student will learn to autonomously develop the contents of the subject, with the support of a teacher at different levels of intensity.
The student must devote a total of 150 hours to the subject. Of these 33% (50 hours) will be with the whole group and the teacher in classroom activities, seminar or computer lab (joint activities directed).
Directed joint activities (50 hours) are divided into
- Lectures, including when necessary the use of ICT (internet access, power-point presentations) and the participation of students in the form of debates (50-70% of the time directed)
- Realization of calculation practices and interpretation of demographic indicators in the computer lab (30-50% of the time directed).
The activities supervised by the teacher will include individual and / or group tutorials on the follow-up of the course, specifically on the periodical practices and course readings.
Autonomous activities will include:
- Compulsory and voluntary reading.
- Studying for exams and further exploration by personal initiative.
- Realization of the final documents of assignments.
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.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Lectures | 23.5 | 0.94 | |
| Problems in computer lab | 23.5 | 0.94 | |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Individual or small groups tutoring | 10 | 0.4 | |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Compulsory reading | 40 | 1.6 | |
| Studying for exams | 20 | 0.8 |
Assessment
Assessment is a continuous process, based on partial exams and assessment of assignments.
- Assessment of theory and concepts (lecture classes) will be carried out through two partial exams. They will consist of 4-5 short questions, which will combine theoretical and conceptual aspects, with practical questions.
- Assessment of the lab sessions will be done through assignments, at a rate of one per week or every two weeks, approximately. A reasonable deadline period will be set for every assignment (approx. 2-3 weeks). Contribution of students in final discussion during lab sessions will be considered as well.
- There will be an assessment of the questionnaire on the obligatory bibliography.
Qualification: The qualification of the two partial exams weights 40% of the total value (20% + 20%), the assessment of the classwork reading another 10% and the assessment of the assignments counts for the remaining 50%. To pass the course it will be necessary to have obtained an average score of 5 or more (up to 10) in the exams, with a grade of 4 or more in both of them.
The final grade of the course is the weighted average of all the marks (exams and joint practical notes), the possible range being from 0 to 10. Assignments delivered after the indicated period will not be accepted and will be considered not performed (grade 0, zero) . Unjustified failure to attend a partial exam will mean a "Not Assessable" course grade. The subject is considered Failed when the final average grade does not reach 5.0. Students will obtain a “Not assessed/Not submitted” course grade unless they have submitted more than 30% of the assessment items, including both partial exams.
The assessment evidences indicated above can be reassessed or retaken. There will be a reassessment activity of the partial exams that will take place on the date fixed by the teaching coordinator of the degree. The exams and the assignment dossier can not be reevaluated jointly; the student must pass exams or either assignments. Only those exams and assignments carried out and / or delivered within the established deadlines may be re-evaluated.
Assignment reports will be individually delivered by each student, although a cooperative work can be done during its elaboration in or out of the classroom.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity, regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject. Among these irreguarities are "copy" and "plagiarism". Let's remember that a "copy" is considered a work that reproduces all or most of the work of one or more classmates. "Plagiarism" is the fact of presenting all or part of a text of an author as its own, without mentioning the sources, be on paper or in digital format. See UAB documentation on "plagiarism" at: http://wuster.uab.es/web_argumenta_obert/unit_20/sot_2_01.html.
On carrying out each evaluation activity, lecturers will inform students (on Moodle) of the procedures to be followed for reviewing all grades awarded, and the date on which such a review will take place.
The assessment procedure is the same for students retaking the course.
Health alerts: In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework, activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students areable to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation of required reading | 10% | 0.5 | 0.02 | 1, 2, 4 |
| Partial exams (theory) | 40% | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1, 4, 5, 7, 6, 8 |
| Reports of lab activities | 50% | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 5, 7, 8, 3 |
Bibliography
Compulsory reading previous to classroom work (theory sessions):
- The subject of Demography.
Cabré, Anna (1995). Si sólo subiera la natalidad... El Periódico, 24 de diciembre de 1994 (Campus Virtual)
- Methods: Sources of demographic data
Goerlich, Francisco José (2007). ¿Cuántos somos? Una excursión por las estadísticas demográficas del Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles, (45). https://bage.age-geografia.es/ojs/index.php/bage/article/view/642
- Methods: Time dimensions and Lexis diagram.
Rau, Roland, Bohk-Ewald, Christina, Muszyńska, Magdalena M., Vaupel, James W. (2018). The Lexis Diagram. In: Visualizing Mortality Dynamics in the Lexis Diagram. The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis, vol 44. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64820-0_2
- Methods: Indicators and rates in Demography
Columbia University. Demography Learning Module. Rates & indices | Measures of the total population. http://www.columbia.edu/itc/hs/pubhealth/modules/demography/rateIndices.html
- Methods: Comparability in Demography. Standardization of rates.
Módenes, Juan A. y Menacho, Teresa. (2019). Diversidad regional en España del uso del coche para ir a trabajar: ¿diferencias de comportamiento o de composición?. Revista de Estudios Andaluces, 37, 71-93. https://idus.us.es/handle/11441/85806
- Analysis of phenomena. Main fertility indicators.
Treviño, Rocío; Esteve, Albert. Els grans perquès de la(in) fecunditat a Espanya. Bellaterra: Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics, 2019. 4 pag. (Perspectives demogràfiques ; 015). Online: https://ddd.uab.cat/record/204270
- Analysis of phenomena. Main mortality indicators.
Cruz Castanheira, Helena; Monteiro, José H. (2021). Mortalidad por COVID-19 y las desigualdades por nivel socioeconómico y por territorio. CEPAL, Santiago de Chile. Online: https://www.cepal.org/es/enfoques/mortalidad-covid-19-desigualdades-nivel-socioeconomico-territorio
- Theories of demographic change. Demographic Transition
Jiménez, Javier (@dronte) (2022) Caminamos hacia el fin de la inmigración: lo que el desplome demográfico de África dice sobre nuestro futuro. Blog Xataka. Online: https://www.xataka.com/medicina-y-salud/caminamos-fin-inmigracion-que-desplome-demografico-africa-dice-nuestro-futuro
- Theories of demographic change. Demographic Dividend.
Lee, R., & Mason, A. (2006). ¿Cuál es el dividendo demográfico?. Finanzas & Desarrollo, 43(3), 16-17. Online: https://ntaccounts.org/doc/repository/LM2006_Spanish.pdf
- Theories of demographic change. Demographic Metabolism.
Domingo, Andreu; Bayona i Carrasco, Jordi (2021). La huella de las migraciones en el metabolismo demográfico del Área Metropolitana de Barcelona. Estudios Geográficos, 82 (291), e083. Online: https://doi.org/10.3989/estgeogr.202194.094
- Applied demography: Population projections.
Módenes, J. A. (1998). Jornades Tècniques sobre Projeccions Demogràfiques de Catalunya: Barcelona, 26 i 27 de maig de 1997. Online: https://ddd.uab.cat/pub/dag/02121573n32/02121573n32p219.pdf
IDESCAT (1998). Projeccions de població de Catalunya 2010-2030. Estadística Demogràfica: Estudis i Projeccions. Online: https://www.idescat.cat/serveis/biblioteca/docs/bib/publicacions/gi0952.pdf
- Applied demography: Housing demand forecasting.
Módenes, J. A. (2020). Demanda de vivienda familiar y demografía: cambios a la vista. ASPRIMA Revista. Pàgina 15. Online: https://www.asprima.es/wp-content/asociados/ASPRIMA_Revista_2020_.pdf
- Applied demography: Urban planning impact on population
Módenes, J.A. (2012). Desequilibrios en las estructuras demográficas locales a raíz del último boom residencial: Problemas para la futura gestión sociodemográfica. En VVAA. La población en clave territorial: Procesos, estructuras y perspectivas de análisis. Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles y Universidad de Cantabria, 117-126. Online: https://tinyurl.com/f7ftmxpn
Recommended reading
GARCÍA, Isidro Dubert; PÉREZ-CARAMÉS, Antía (2021). Invasión migratoria y envejecimiento demográfico.: Dos mitos contemporáneos. Catarata, 2021.
LUTZ, Wolfgang (2021) Advanced Introduction to Demography. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
Handbooks of Demographic Analysis
ARROYO, Andrés, Elena MANZANERA, Y Antonio PASCUAL -EdS- (2007), Estadísticas demográficas y sociales. Difusión
estadística. Jaén: Universidad de Jaén.
PRESSAT, Roland. (1983). El análisis demográfico. Madrid: FCE.
RILEY, Nancy; Brunson, Jan (Eds.). (2018). International Handbook on Gender and Demographic Processes (Vol. 8). Springer.
TAPINOS, George. (1988). Elementos de demografía. Madrid: Espasa Calpe.
Population dynamics.
CABRÉ, Anna. (1999), El sistema català de reproducció, Barcelona, Proa.
LIVI-BACCI, Massimo (2012) Historia mínima de la población mundial. Barcelona: Crítica. (English version: BACCI, Massimo Livi. 2017. A concise history of world population. John Wiley & Sons)
THUMERELLE, Pierre-Jean. (1997) Las poblaciones del mundo, Madrid: Cátedra
REQUES, Pedro (2001). Población, recursos y medioambiente:¿ el final de los mitos. Santander: Ed. Universidad de Cantabria.
More references during classes
Software
During classes at the computer lab, the following software will be used in order to process statistical data:
- Excel
The final reports of lab activities must be submitted in .pdf format.