Syllabus

Course Code: M-SOCE-018    Course Name: Sociology of Population Studies

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Sociology of Population Studies: Nature, Scope and Importance; Demographic Methods, Sources of Data.
2 Population Theories: Biological/Natural, Malthusian, Neo-Malthusian, Optimum Population and Demographic Transition.
3 Fertility: Concept, Measures, Differential Fertility in India, Factors affecting Fertility in India.
Mortality: Concept and Measures; Differential Mortality in India, Factors affecting Mortality in India; Life table.
Migration: Concept, Types, Trends and Factors; Problem of Migrant Labourers; Indian Diaspora.
4 Demographic Structure of India: Age, Sex, Literacy, Rural –Urban, Religious Population, Over population and Food Security.
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