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Population Policy: Controlling Demographic Processes - Coggle Diagram
Population Policy: Controlling Demographic Processes
This chapter focuses on the practical and political aspects of population with a close look at the policy realm.
A summary of the basic theoretical underpinnings of population policy.
The Nature of Population Polices
Population policies are intended to achieve a specified goal or a set of objectives by manipulating one or more variables such as fertility, mortality, or migration.
The leading role played by national governments in the population-policy realm makes it very likely that either the focus or the objectives of policies will be influenced by the political ideology of the ruling powers.
Why are Population Policies Necessary?
The need for population policies is inherent in modern-day living.
Industrialization, technological innovation, expanded educational opportunities.
Commons
Refers to any resource, such as a sheep pasture, shared by a group of people.
Postpartum Abstinence
Is a traditional method of birth control throughout Africa and other parts of the developing world.
Abortion
Laws aimed at affecting access to abortion, the dissemination of birth-control information and technology, and the norms and practices associated with age at marriage are the principal direct means of implementing population control policies.
Contraception
The most important component of fertility reduction today is artificial contraception: condoms, IUDs, the pill, and other mechanical and chemical methods of preventing pregnancy prior to or during intercourse.
Families are encouraged to limit reproduction to three children.
Age at Marriage
Laws that focus on age at marriage constitute the princi-pal indirect means of implementing population-control policy.