fertility and fecundity. key terms fertility: refers to the actual reproduction a woman is...
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WHAT ARE SOME FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FERTILITY RATES? Religion Careers Contraceptives Societal pressures Reproductive technologies Infertility STDs Low sperm counts Delaying childbirth Government Programs Conflicts/War Women’s rights and Education Poverty HIV/AIDSTRANSCRIPT
FERTILITY AND FECUNDITY
KEY TERMSFertility: Refers to the actual reproductionA woman is fertile if she has born or is bearing offspringInfertility:one year of trying to conceive and being unsuccessfulFecundity:The Ability to reproduce; once a girl reaches menarche, she is fecund
WHAT ARE SOME FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE FERTILITY RATES?
ReligionCareersContraceptivesSocietal pressuresReproductive technologiesInfertilitySTDs
Low sperm countsDelaying childbirthGovernment ProgramsConflicts/WarWomen’s rights and EducationPovertyHIV/AIDS
IMPACTS OF FERTIL ITY / INFERTILITY
What impacts do fertility and infertility have on couples?Birth control and family planningDecision on having childrenPressure society places on couples to reproduceThe choice is taken away from them (infertile)
IMPACT ON SOCIETY
What impacts do fertility and infertility have on society?Decisions to have children affect fertility rates As birth rates decline our society ages places a greater burden on pension and health care systems Declining birth rates impact immigration rates as increasing immigration allows for population rates to remain stable
WHAT AR E THE IM PACTS ON SO CIETY?
Overpopulation: Starvation, drain of water supplies and resources
Under population:Strain on society; burden on the young to support the elderly
WORLD POPULATION TRENDS
1830s= 1 billion people100 years later = 2 billion 30 years later = 3 billion12.5 years later= world jumps from 4 billion to 5 In 2011 = 7 Billion In 2012 are we growing or declining?
WORLD POPULATION TRENDS
Population rates are falling in both developed and developing countries95% of the world’s population growth is happening in the developing world. Even in the developing world, women are having fewer children Why?Contraceptive and the changing role of women
TRENDSDeveloped Worlds:Immigration: need to allow huge numbers of immigrants to maintain a stable populationOnly the U.S. is replacing itself through high immigration and fertility Only Northwest Territories and Nunavut show birth rates above the replacement level (# of births required to maintain stable population)In Germany, Italy and Sweden= deaths outnumber births
CASE STUDY
Read the case study on pages 177-178 and answer Questions 1 and 2