2025 Fall
PBHLTH 181 104 - DIS 104
Poverty and Population
Class #:31051
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
School of Public Health
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
7
Enrolled: 33
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 40
Waitlist Max: 15
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Course Catalog Description
Globally one million more births than deaths occur every 112 hours, 90% in the poorest countries. Between 1960 and 1980, considerable attention was focused on rapid population growth. Afterwards, the attention has faded and investment in family planning evaporated. Family size among some of the poorest women is increasing. This course seeks to provide an understanding of the relationships between population growth, poverty, women's autonomy, and health. It explores the political "fashions" underlying changing paradigms among demographers, and economists, and development specialists.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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