Sociology & Anthropology · Demography
A topic within Demography, itself one of 9 topics in that field and part of Sociology & Anthropology.
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Thomas Robert Malthus
Argues population outruns food supply — wrong about the outcome, right that demography and resources are one problem, and never out of the argument since.
about 3.5 hours to readlink checked 17 Sept 2026Notes on this copyRobert Wyman (YaleCourses)
Argues that fertility decline is driven by the changing cost of children and by women's control over reproduction rather than by prosperity alone, and works through the demographic transition case by case.
link checked 17 Sept 2026