Scope of population education

population education studies population situation and problems, and social and economic problems arising due to increase in population. population education also studies the relationship between pollution and population of the world.

sex education, family planning education and demography are not considered synonymous with population education but some elements of these are included in population education. population education is to be spread in both the formal and informal sectors.
the scopes of population education can be divided into five areas
1) Demography:
it is the study of population. it analyses population movement. the birth, deaths and migration are the elements of population. fertility, mortality and migration are called demographic processess. fertility rate, mortality rate, migration rate and population growth rate come under the area of demographic measurement
i)factors affection population:
a)births
b)death
c)migration

ii)Demographic measures:
a)fertality rate
b)mortality rate
c)migration rate

iii)sources of demographic data:
a)population census
b)registration of birth, marriage and death

iv)population:
a)size
b)comopsition
c)distribution
d)population density
e)dependency ratio
f)life expectancy

2)determinants of population growth:
the change in population means change in the number of people. fertility, mortality and migration of demographic processes come under this. biological, social and cultural factors which affect the demographic process are included in it:
i)fertility
ii)mortality
iii)migration
iv)social, religious, cultural and economic aspects
v)values, traditions and beliefs.

3)effects of rapid population growth:
the economic development, food production, health, education and physical environment are affected by the pressure of rapidly growing population. the inter-relationship among population growth, economic development and social welfare come under this area:
i)economic development
ii)production of cereal crops
iii)employment
iv)health services
v)education
vi)environment
vii)natural resources

4)human sexuality and reproduction system:
the difference in body structure of male and female, the role of man and woman in the society, fertility system, sex development, biological, social and psychological aspects are included in this subject:
i)difference in the body structure of male and female
ii)structure and functions of productive organs of the body of male and female.
iii)sex development- biological, social and psychological aspects
iv)reproductive system
v)sex education
vi)role of male and female in the society
vii)marriage etc.

5) planning for future:
marriage, family life, family planning, family welfare, number of children, child spacing,etc. comes under this catagory. when to get marriage, when to bear the children,where to live and where to get work are the problems of this subjects:
i)marriage
ii)family life and family welfare
iii)size of family
iv)child spacing
v)health of child
vi)family planning
vii)care of child