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Chapter 3 Eitzen
World Population and Growth inequality
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Sociology
Undergraduate 3
01/23/2012

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Differential Fertility
Definition
Differences in the average number of children born to a woman by social category.
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Fertility Rate
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The average number of children born to each woman.
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Modern Demographic Transition
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A 3 stage pattern of population change occurring as societies industrialize and urbanize, resulting ultimately in a low and stable population growth rate.
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Absolute Poverty
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A condition of life so degraded by disease, illiteracy, malnutrition, and squalor as to deny its victims the basic necessities. 1$ a day or less.
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Life Chances
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The chances throughout one;s life cycle to live and experience the good things in life.
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Pandemic
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A worldwide epidemic.
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New Slavery
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The new slavery differs from traditional slavery in that it is, for the most part, not a life-long condition and sometimes individuals and families become slaves by choice, a choice forced by extreme poverty.
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Colony
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A territory controlled by a powerful country that exploits the land and the people fro its own benefit.
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Transnational Corporation
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A profit-oriented company engaged in business activities in more that one nation.
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Corporate Dumping
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The exporting of goods that have either been banned or not approved for sale in the united states because they are dangerous.
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