Make up classes: Introduction to Sociology/Demography

1.     Summary
  Demographics is the study of determining population changes, such as population size, structure, distribution, birth and death. Sociologists should look first at demographic attributes before proposing theories about sociological phenomena. Because demographics effectively explain social phenomena. Demographic calculations began in the 18th century and have steadily developed into modern times. Demographics is largely centered on data sets produced according to population-related surveys and statistics. The indicators that many demographers consider important are birth and death rates. They also pay attention to people's migration. Before industrialization, the population growth was slow because both birth and death rates were high. However, the birth rate and death rate have decreased since industrialization. This shift in speed from high to low is called the demographics transition. Urbanization refers to the physical growth of cities and can be said to be the result of global change. According to the UN definition, urbanization is a phenomenon in which people move from rural to urban areas with urban migration. According to their predictions, by the end of 2008, half of the world's population will reside in urban areas.


2.     Interesting Item
  The main cause of urbanization, the "rural plane," was interesting. In rural areas, which are mainly made up of small family farms, people living in rural areas move to cities to make economic conditions because it is difficult to make a basic living. I think it is necessary to explore ways to narrow the economic and living gap between urban and rural areas.


3.     Question
What views do people in rural areas have about migrating to cities? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this phenomenon, and what are the solutions to the disadvantages?

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  1. Hyein KimJune 20, 2020 at 5:08 AM

    I think that rural people's migration to cities is a natural result of urbanization. Because cities develop intensively, people gather in cities to get jobs. Therefore, I think that the intensive development of cities has many disadvantages, although there are advantages. Typical examples are the decline of rural areas and urban problems. Because of the population concentration in urban areas, problems such as rising housing prices and traffic jams occur. In order to solve this problem, we need incentives for people not to gather into the city. In other words, with government support, local growth must be achieved, and efforts must be made to bridge the gap between regions.

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