Assignment task: Summary of Topics to be Covered
Demography; demographic data and applied demography; demographic perspectives and theories; the health and mortality transition; the fertility transition; the migration transition; the urban transition; the age transition and the life course; family demography and life chances; and population, the environment, and global sustainability.
Choose Topics: From the list I provided, can you help to select four topics that interest you. For example, you might choose "the health and mortality transition", "the fertility transition", "the age transition and the life course", and "population, the environment, and global sustainability".
Find Scholarly Articles: For each topic, find two scholarly articles. These should be recent (published within the last 5-10 years) and should come from reputable academic journals. Use databases like JSTOR, PubMed, or your university's library resources to find these articles.
Read and Understand the Articles: Can you help me with the main arguments, methodologies, and conclusions.
Help with the Literature Review: :
Introduction: Briefly introduce the topics and explain why they're important in the field of demography.
Body: Divide this section into four parts, one for each topic. In each part, discuss the two articles you've chosen. Summarize the main arguments, compare and contrast the methodologies, and discuss the conclusions. Highlight any disagreements or controversies in the field.
Conclusion: Summarize the main findings from your literature review. Discuss how these articles contribute to the field of demography and how they might influence your own research.