Demographic Transition

Bibliographic Data

ID22370052
AuthorsK Snopkowski (0000-0002-6573-6751, Boise State University), H Kaplan (0000-0002-7398-7358, University of New Mexico)
Year2018
Pages1-7
Publication date2018-09-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeOTHER
VenueThe International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (JOURNAL)
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1932
OpenAlexW4245933027
ISBN9781118924396
LanguageEN
References cited13

The demographic transition is the change from a high‐mortality, high‐fertility population to one with low mortality and low fertility, which tends to accompany industrialization. Evolutionary anthropologists are particularly interested in studying the demographic transition because low fertility levels, as experienced around the world today, appear inconsistent with the expectation of fitness maximization and researchers seek to understand the factors influencing people's fertility behavior. The demographic transition began in Western Europe and has spread to the entire world. While demographic transition theory has the power to explain mortality and fertility change, it is as yet unable to predict the timing or duration of transition

Biology · Demographic change · Demographic economics · Demographic transition · Developed country · Economics · Fertility · Geography · Historical demography · Population · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management

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