Section outline

  • Family demography and demography of gender (Sex Ratios)

    1. Trends and disparities in marriage, cohabitation, divorce
    2. Theories of family demography, including the second demographic transition
    3. Demography of gender: focus on sex ratios in India

    Lecture (Access restricted to registered students):  Zoom URL

    • Lecture Slides:

    • Lecture (access restricted to registered students): Zoom URL

    • Discussion on reading for week 5 (due 5pm Oct 12th) Forum

    • Reading

      1. Smith-Greenaway, Emily and Jenny Trinitapoli. 2014. “Polygynous Contexts, Family Structure, and Infant Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa” Demography, 51:341-366
      2. O’Flaherty et. Al. 2016. “The Family Life Course and Health: Partnership, Fertility Histories, and Later-Life Physical Health Trajectories in Australia” Demography 53:777–804
      3. Das Gupta, Monica and P. N. Mari Bhat. 1997. “Fertility Decline and Increased Manifestation of Sex Bias in India” Population Studies, Vol. 51, No. 3  

    • dasguptabhat 1997 File
    • O’Flaherty 2015 File
    • Smith-Greenaway 2014 File

    • Assignment:

    • Final paper topic 1 paragraph: Due Nov 3rd Assignment
    • Lecture Video - Oct 13 Media Resource
    • Lecture Slides - Oct 13 File