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This survey course introduces students to the important and basic material on human fertility, population growth, the demographic transition and population policy. Topics include: the human and environmental dimensions of population pressure, demographic history, economic and cultural causes of demographic change, environmental carrying capacity and sustainability. Political, religious and ethical issues surrounding fertility are also addressed. The lectures and readings attempt to balance theoretical and demographic scale analyzes with studies of individual humans and communities. The perspective is global with both developed and developing countries included.
Course Homepage: [[http://oyc.yale.edu/molecular-cellular-and-developmental-biology/global-problems-of-population-growth/]]
Course features at Open Yale courses page: *Global Problems of Population Growth *Syllabus *Class Sessions *Downloads *Survey
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Videos

Lecture 18 - Economic Impact of Population Growth
Aug 27, 2010
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Lecture 21 - Global Demography of Abortion
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 9 - Demographic Transition in Europe
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 2 - Sex and Violence Among the Apes
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 24 - Population and the Environment
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 7 - Demographic Transition in Europe; Mortality Decline
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 8 - Demographic Transition in Europe; Fertility Decline
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 12 - Human and Environmental Impacts
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 19 - Economic Motivations for Fertility
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 1 - Evolution of Sex and Reproductive Strategies
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 10 - Quantitative Aspects
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 17 - Population in Modern China
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 20 - Teen Sexuality and Teen Pregnancy
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 14 - Demographic Transition in Developing Countries
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 5 - Why Is Africa Different?
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 16 - Population in Traditional China
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 22 - Media and the Fertility Transition in Developing Countries (Guest L...
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 13 - Fertility Attitudes and Practices
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 23 - Biology and History of Abortion
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 6 - Malthusian Times
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 4 - When Humans Were Scarce
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 15 - Female Disadvantage
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 11 - Low Fertility in Developed Countries (Guest Lecture by Michael Teit...
May 14, 2010
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Lecture 3 - From Ape to Human
May 14, 2010
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