Category: Demography
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Life Expectancy in England is Stalling
Life expectancy has been steadily increasing since 1900, but this trend seems to be stalling, according to the recent Marmot Review of Health Equity. You can clearly see the slow down in the increase in Life Expectancy for males and females in England in the two graphs below. For both males and females the graph…
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Why are Americans Dying Younger?
Life Expectancy in the U.S. has fallen for the last three years in a row, which is yet further supporting evidence that the United States might actually be a less developed country. The decline is driven by the increasing death rates in young Americans, aged between 25 to 64, which the main causes of death…
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Hungary’s tax break for breeders
Hungary’s Right Wing government recently announced a new social policy exempting women who have more than four children from income tax for life. There are also other financial incentives designed to encourage families to have more children – such as loans of up to £27,000 which will be partially or fully written off if the…
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Exploring Inequality in Life Expectancy in the United Kingdom
What are the causes and consequences of low life expectancy in the UK?
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Outline two consequences of the ageing population for British society
Consequence 1 – The ageing population may put a strain on public services Increasing numbers of pensioners puts a strain on the NHS because pensioners use health services more than younger people Furthermore, with increasing numbers of pensioners ‘sucking money’ out of the welfare state’ there is less left for everything else – services for…
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Demography – Families and Households Topic Overview
Topic 7: Demography Demography refers to the study of the causes and consequences of changes to the size and structure of a society’s population. There are generally three things which can change the size and structure of a population – birth rates, death rates and migration, and these three things make up the three major…
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The Consequences of an Ageing Population
Populations across Europe are getting older which can create social problems related to higher levels of poor health among older people and a greater financial and caring ‘burden’ on younger generations. But careful social planning can help to overcome these challenges. What are the consequences of an ageing population? This is a summary of a…
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Sociological Perspectives on Increasing Immigration to the UK
This post looks at the recent increase in net migration to the UK, and at some of the reasons for increasing immigration in particular, including push and pull factors. It also looks at some of the consequences of increasing migration and the relationship between globalisation and migration. Recent Patterns of Migration to the UK The…
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The reasons for and consequences of changing patterns of migration
Trends in migration From 1900 to the Second World War the largest immigrant group to the UK were Irish, mainly for economic reasons, followed by Eastern and Central Europian Jews, who were often fleeing from persecution. Before the 1950s very few immigrants were non-white. By contrast, during the 1950s, black immigrants from the Caribbean begain…
