Theories of socio-demographic change
[DEMO2130]
[30h] 5 credits
Teacher(s): Dominique Tabutin
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
Main themes
- General elements of terminology (theory, explanation, causality, level of analysis, conceptual
framework, etc.)
- The main contemporary paradigms, from hard-line Malthusianism to anti-Malthusianism
- Theories of demographic transition, from old to recent forms
- The main theoretical approaches to fertility, classifications and typologies
- Factors associated to nuptiality
- Explanatory theories of mortality
- An insight at the theoretical field in internal and international migrations
" Interests, difficulties and limits of general or universal theories
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Personal or group work.
Course text and articles or chapters of books.