5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Bocquier Philippe; Gourbin Catherine;
Language
French
Main themes
Each year, this course is structured around the study of eight to ten topics relating to major issues in contemporary Sociodemographics. These issues relate as much to socio-demographic developments and progress in health, as to their causes and economic, social, political and environmental consequences.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
| 1 | This course aims to give 2nd and 3rd year students on any Bachelor's degree programme a broad overview of the major socio-demographic challenges, which various Northern and Southern regions of the world will face in the 21st century. It also aims to teach students to take a certain critical distance from various commonly held prejudices and presuppositions. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
Among the possible topics:
Social Demography: its place in the social sciences and the major social debates.
The population of the planet and the range of demographic dynamics throughout the world.
The world's aging population: trends, causes and consequences.
Accelerated urbanisation in southern countries .
Causes and consequences of international migrations.
Demography in present-day wars and conflicts.
Health, social and sexual inequalities.
Geography and demography of AIDS and other transmissible diseases.
Households, families and societies.
Demography, resources and environment.
Population policies.
Method:
The course will be primarily lecture-based (with illustrations), with an interactive component (dealing with questions and debates) and is backed up by a reading portfolio.
Other information
Course entry requirements: This course does not require any specific statistical or demographic training.
Faculty or entity
ESPO
