+ Makeup Class 2. Topics in Sociology_Demographics

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Sociology/Demography
 Topics in Sociology_Demographics
1. Summarize in my own words of materials I read.

  Demographics is a study of human demographic dynamics, a study of the size, structure and distribution of the population, and how the population changes over time, such as birth and death. Demographic analysis can be classified into groups defined by standards such as education, religion, and ethnicity, including the whole society. The main reason for studying demographics is often beneficial in explaining world events. Since this is also a study of people, it has the same roots as sociology as a social change involving science and industrial revolution.
This can be seen mainly from large-scale data derived from census and registration statistics. Still, many countries, especially developing countries, have difficulty obtaining reliable demographic data.
2. Mention of any new, interesting or unusual items learned.

  I have learnt the concept of demographic transition anew. It is a model that their history developing the transition from high birth rates and death rates to low birth and death rates that are part of the country's economic development. In pre-industrial societies, both birth and death rates are high, so population growth is relatively slow, and in most industrialized societies both birth and death rates are low. The transition from high to low rates is called a demographic transition.
3. Identify at least one question, concern, or discussion angle that is either problematic in some respect or could have been elaborated more.

  I looked at both overpopulation and underpopulation. Our country can be seen as a country with a shortage of population. Population decline reduces the country's GDP and economic growth. Also, countries with a poor population may have great difficulty supporting the elderly. In Korea, the government has implemented multiple preferential policies for multi-child families to prevent a population. However, the impact of preferential treatment is not noticeable. I would like to discuss further ways to solve this problem.

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