SOC 349 The Sociology of Aging

  

Assignment One: Aging & Global Stratification

1. Go to: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

          

Please select a country to     view ò

2. Select each of the countries on the top row of the table below:

  

Canada 

Saudi Arabia

United

States

Japan

Afghanistan

Mali

3a. Under the links for “People,” you will find the information for life expectancy and the other indicators listed in the table.

3b. Under the link for “Economy”, you will find information for GDP per capita PPP and Population below the poverty line.

4. Using this data, please complete the table:

  

Canada 

Saudi Arabia

United

States

Japan

Afghanistan

Mali

 

Population

 

Ae Structure

 

Median Age

 

Urbanization

 

Life expectancy

in years Total

 

Elderly dependency ratio

 

Total Fertility

Rate

 

Population below the poverty   line

 

GDP per

capita PPP

in dollars

5. Once you have completed the table and entered these numbers, explain them using the modernization theory and describe them in paragraph form. Assess each country. You MUST READ about this theory (on pages 8-10,39) and define it. Do the patterns for each country indicate evidence for Modernization theory? Considerations: Is the country developed, on the way to being developed, or not developed, and why?[2 pages. 12 point font. 1-inch margins]