Course Details
Country:
Spain
Institution:
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Course Title:
Contemporary theories and demographic challenges
Course Number:
14484
Course Description:
The course examines the major theoretical explanations of demographic phenomena and the relationship between demographic trends, economic development, social change and the environment. The course will also cover the major ethical implications of population policies conducted in the past and present centuries: 1. The size and growth of world population and its spatial location 2. History of demographic theories 3. The pessimistic view of population growth 4. Neutral position on population growth 5. The optimistic view of population growth 6. The modern Malthusianism and it ties to environmentalist movements 7. Responses to environmental fears 8. Hunger and Population 9. Origins of the war against the population, eugenics and neo-eugenics 10. U.S. responsibility in global population control 11. Population control policies: China, India, Bangladesh 12. United Nations population control programs 13. Gender violence: female feticide 14. Orientations of the major religions on population and the environment
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
INTS 399
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