Examples of political-demographic cycles in the following topics:
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- Social cycle theories argue that historical events and the different stages of society generally go through recurring cycles.
- In fact, the early theory of Sima Qian, a Chinese historiographer of the Han Dynasty and typically considered to be the father of Chinese historiography, the more recent theories of long-term ("secular") political-demographic cycles as well as the Varnic theory of P.R.
- One of the most important recent findings in the study of the long-term dynamic social processes was the discovery of the political-demographic cycles as a basic feature of the dynamics of complex agrarian systems.
- The presence of political-demographic cycles in the pre-modern history of Europe and China , and in chiefdom level societies worldwide has been known for quite a long time, and already in the 1980s more or less developed mathematical models of demographic cycles started to be produced.
- Examine the change in social cycle theories throughout history, ranging from ideas of "life cycles" to political-demographic cycles
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- Censuses, another demographic tool, were institued for primarily political purposes:
- The development of demographic calculations started in the 18th century.
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- ., World Systems Theory), especially at the macro and/or societal levels, sociologists should first turn to demographic indicators for possible explanations.
- Demographic analysis is a powerful tool that can explain a number of sociological phenomena.
- For instance, in examining the elements that led to the first World War, most people turn to political and diplomatic conflicts but fail to consider the implications of expanding populations in the European countries involved.
- In this fashion, demographic indicators are often informative in explaining world events and should be turned to first as explanations.
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- Women have had to fight for equal treatment in politics in the United States by winning the right to vote and a seat at the political table.
- Examples of powerful female political figures are in evidence throughout the world.
- Women in politics took center stage in the 2008 election.
- Because gender is considered to be a master status, or a primary trait around which individuals identify, "women" are considered to be a political demographic.
- As such, one will see organizations uniting the female demographic and political priorities, such as "Women for Obama" or "Women for Romney. "
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- There is evidence that black senior citizens are more likely to be abused - both physically and psychologically and suffer greater financial exploitation than do white senior citizens.Further, recent demographic profiles suggest that social aging varies across racial groups, and demonstrates that minority elders (especially Hispanic and African American identified) typically enter later life with less education, less financial resources, and less access to health care than their white counterparts.Finally, researchers have noted that minority groups' greater likelihood of facing patterns of structural disadvantage throughout the life course, such as racial discrimination, poverty, and fewer social, political, and economic resources on average, create significant racial variations in the stages or age-related trajectories of racial minorities and majorities that may be observed at all points of the life span, and contribute to disparities in health, income, self-perceived age, mortality, and morbidity.
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- Hispanics have the ability to be an influential force in politics, a fact that is especially true in areas with high Hispanic populations.
- Depending on their location and background, Hispanics differ on their political views.
- Due to the homogeneity among Hispanic voters, they have the ability to be an influential force in American politics.
- Hispanics are often classified as a unitary voting bloc, but there are differences in political preferences within this community.
- Hispanics and Latinos made political gains under the Clinton Administration.
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- Along with fertility and mortality, migration is one of three major variables studied by demographers to measure population change.
- Seasonal agricultural migrants follow crop cycles, moving from place to place to plant or harvest crops.
- From 1910-1970, approximately seven million African Americans migrated north to escape both poor economic opportunities and considerable political and social prejudice in the South.
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- This social class is most commonly described as those with great wealth and power, and may also be referred to as the capitalist class, or simply as "the rich. " People in this class commonly have immense influence in the nation's political and economic institutions as well as in the media.
- Households with a net worth of $1 million or more may be identified as members of the upper-most socioeconomic demographic, depending on the class model used.
- This demographic constitutes roughly 0.9% of American households.
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- They argued that the political element of many voluntary organizations facilitates better awareness and a more informed citizenry, who make better voting choices, participate in politics, and hold government more accountable as a result.
- Putnam has argued that even non-political organizations in civil society are vital for democracy.
- Some have noted that the civil society actors have now obtained a remarkable amount of political power without anyone directly electing or appointing them.
- Partha Chatterjee has argued that, in most of the world, "civil society is demographically limited. " For Jai Sen, civil society is a neo-colonial project driven by global elites in their own interests.
- The study of the public sphere centers on the idea of participatory democracy, and how public opinion becomes political action.
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- The demographic explanation emphasizes the impact of the baby boomer generation, born after World War II.
- Political economic explanations argue new economic or policy incentives contribute to gentrification.
- In part, the changing political climate of the 1950s and 1960s produced new civil rights legislation, such as anti-discrimination laws in housing and employment and desegregation laws.
- Discuss the process of gentrification based on three models - demographic, sociocultural and political/economy