Population and Society in a Changing World

This course will provide a scientifically informed understanding of how population processes shape society and how they are, in turn, shaped by social, economic, policy, and environmental context. Focusing on the four core demographic processes (fertility, nuptiality, mortality, and migration), readings and lectures demonstrate the demographic underpinnings of high-profile issues such as population decline, immigration, childlessness, population aging and social transfer programs, complex families, social inequality, and the impact of climate change. We will read and discuss treatment of these issues in academic outlets and the popular press.