Разработчик модуля. Аликова Александра Сергеевна. Social Demography. Ex.1 Discuss in pairs. Ex.2 Read and study the following words and word combinations with their definitions

Разработчик модуля

Аликова Александра Сергеевна

Social Demography

Ex.1 Discuss in pairs

What do you think is the field of social demography in Russia and in the USA?

Ex.2 Read and study the following words and word combinations with their definitions

1. applied statistics– the science of using information discovered from collecting, organizing, and studying numbers that has a practical use;

2. to be bound up with– to be closely connected or involved with somebody or something;

3. a rigor of = an accuracy in;

4. exposure via = spread through;

5. core curriculum – the basic and most important part of program; 

6. favourable impact – the force or action giving you an advantage or more chance of success;

7. institutional focus – the main or central point is relating to an institution;

8. to cover - to put or spread something over something;

9. delinquency - behaviour, especially of a young person, that is is illegal or not acceptable to most people;

10. to fit easily into - to be suitable for something with no difficulty or effort;

11. an introductory sociology textbook - a book that contains detailed information about the study of human societies giving you primary view to the subject;

12.  path-breaking contribution to -something that you contribute or do to create something new;

13. pioneering study =path-breaking research;

14. an assessment of -the act of judging or deciding the amount, value, quality, or importance of something, or the judgment or decision that is made;

15. to emphasize - to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to;

16. labour force -all the people in a particular country who are of the right age to work, or all the people who work for a particular company;

17. to devote attention to - to give your time or effort completely to something ;

18. to become more prominent relative to smth. –to start to be more well known and important in comparison with something else;

19. a faculty - a special ability to do a particular thing;

20. the doctoral alumni -men and women who have completed their studies and got the highest degree from a university;

21. to draw a precise line -to make or show an exact borderline between things;

22. to accept - to believe that something is true;

23. census - a count for official purposes, especially one to count the number of people living in a country and to collect information about them;

24. qualitative method -a particular way to find out people's opinions and feelings rather than information that can easily be shown in numbers;

25. nonetheless -despite what has just been said or done;

26. to encompass - to include different types of things;

27. childbearing pattern –an attitude to the process of having babies;

28. disparity - a lack of equality or similarity;