April 15, 2020 – Self Study for Anthropology

Anthropology I

I.11.3 Biological and socio-ecological factors influencing fecundity, fertility, natality and mortality.

Self Study for UPSC Posted on April 15, 2020November 8, 2020

Fecundity Fecundity is defined as a “biological potential or the physiological capacity to participate in reproduction.” Fertility Fertility refers to the actual reproductive performance of individual or group. Natality Natality is the birthrate, which is the ratio of total live births to total population in a particular area over a specified period of time; Natality […]

Anthropology I

I.11.2 Demographic theories- biological, social and cultural.

Self Study for UPSC Posted on April 15, 2020May 18, 2020

Demography The study of human populations, their growth and decline and various factors like migration, fertility and mortality. Divided into FORMAL DEMOGRAPHY – The Formal Statistical analysis of population parameters and dynamics POPULATION STUDIES – Wider investigation of causes and consequences of population structures and change Theories are conventionally grouped under three categories: biological theories, […]

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