witnessing a tremendous change in the ratios of elderly to the young. Over the next 40 years‚ the population of people aged >60 will grow by 1 billion to 2 billion. How does the fewer young support the high ratios of elderly? As they grow older‚ they are likely to be less productive due to health issues. How would the world economy cope with less money and more expenses? The ageing population in Singapore is growing at an alarming trend. We currently have more than 450‚000 people aged 65 and
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Vulnerable Population Paper Community settings are comprised of different types of populations. Some communities may be comprised of a population of middle-aged individuals‚ retirees‚ or single families. No matter where one lives there are also vulnerable population integrated throughout. Vulnerable population is defined as persons with diminished autonomy‚ those who are compromised in their ability to give informed consent. Groups often identified as vulnerable include children‚ homeless individuals
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Population: Is Anything Being Done? In Chapter III of The Origin of Species‚ Darwin writes: "Even slow-breeding man has doubled in twenty-five years‚ and at this rate‚ in a few thousand years‚ there would literally not be standing room for his progeny." (Darwin 29) Three hundred years ago‚ the population was only at about 500 million‚ and during this time the population was at a slow increase. Another factor during this period of time was the birth and death rates were at much higher levels
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Why there is a need to increase population in Singapore? As‚ we all know‚ Singapore is becoming an ageing population soon. So‚ a shrinking and ageing population means younger workforce‚ and a less vibrant and innovative economy. With slower business activity and employment opportunities‚ it will become more difficult to match the higher aspirations of a better educated and mobile Singaporean population. This may hollow out our population and workforce and worsen our ratio of younger to older
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the Indigenous population. The Aboriginal population is deterred from accessing opportunites that will improve their financial siuation and increase their qulaity of life. “...unequal access of resources such as education‚ training and employment‚ social and health care facilities‚ and limited access to and control over lands and resources”(Frohlich et al.‚ 2006‚ p. 136). These disadantages combine as lack of access to education decrease the chances of finding a good paying job‚ without a consistent
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Aftermath: Population Zero Imagine if one minute from now‚ every single person on Earth disappeared. All 6.6 billion of us. What would happen to the world without humans? How long would it be before our nuclear power plants erupted‚ skyscrapers crumbled and satellites dropped from the sky? What would become of the household pets and farm animals? And could an ecosystem plagued with years of pollution ever recover? Similar to the History Channel’s special Life After
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of the majority of the population. There is no doubt that most of the support was actually the work of propaganda and rhetoric rather than the real thing’. The government made desperate attempts to significantly increase the birthrate in Italy. In 1927‚ Mussolini launched the "Battle for births". The task of young women was to get married quickly and have a lot of children. And the more children they get‚ the more benefits they get from the government. Mussolini’s population policy failed to produce
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Factors Affecting Population Cultural Factors In some cultures and religions‚ people are respected more if they have many children resulting in an increased birth rate. For example‚ in some cultures having many children is seen as a sign of virility in men. Conversely‚ some cultures and religions discourage large families though this is rare. This would have the effect of lowering birth rate. Certain religions view birth control and abortion as bad in the eyes of their beliefs. As a result they discourage
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Within the aging population in America‚ there are many influences that this population has made in society on an economic and social level. In regards to the economy‚ there seems to be a concern on the amount of funding that is available to assist the aging population. The Older American Act (OAA) of 1965‚ provided funding to states to conduct research and create programs for those that were aging (Capella Library Media‚ 2016). The need for government funding to secure programs‚ such as‚ long term
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YUVA VICHAR MANCH Case Study: Population is a boon not a bane The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world‚ with over 1.21 billion people (2011 census)‚ more than a sixth of the world’s population. Already containing 17.5% of the world’s population‚ India is projected to be the world’s most populous country by 2025‚ surpassing China‚ its population reaching 1.6 billion by 2050. Its population growth rate is 1.41%‚ ranking 102nd in the world in 2010
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