| Aging and The Life Course: An Introduction to Social Gerontology, 2/e Jill Quadagno,
Florida State University
The Demography of Aging
Learning ObjectivesAfter reading the chapter, you should be able to answer the following questions.
1.How is a population's age structure related to its stage of economic development? |
| | | 2.What is the relative life expectancy of men versus women, and how is it related to the sex ratio? |
| | | 3.In the United States, how have fertility, mortality, and migration rates changed over the past century, and what has been the effect on the nation's population? |
| | | 4.How has life expectancy in the United States changed over the past century, and does it differ from one group to the next? |
| | | 5.How do older Americans compare to other Americans in terms of marital status, income, and education? |
| | | 6.Why do older Americans move, and where do they go? |
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