Fertility, Migration, and Mortality
Multiple factors can affect changes in societal composition and demographics including fertility, mortality, and migration.…
Shannon
Social movements
Social movements are broad alliances of people connected through a shared interest in either stopping…
Globalization
Globalization refers to the process of integrating governments, cultures, and financial markets through international trade…
Structure
The skin (the soft outer covering of vertebrates that guards the underlying muscles, bones, ligaments,…
Urbanization
Urbanization is the process of a population shift from rural areas to cities, often motivated…
Population Growth and Decline
Demography is the study of statistics such as births and deaths to understand the changing…
How Power, Prestige, and Class Facilitate Discrimination
Power, social class, and prestige all influence and facilitate discrimination against different groups. Prejudice is…
The Relationship Between Prejudice and Discrimination
Prejudice, a negative attitude and feeling toward an individual based solely on one’s membership in…
Individual vs. Institutional Discrimination
Individual discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on his or her membership…
Healthcare Disparities
Healthcare disparities are caused by inequality in access and quality of medical care received by…