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Malthus's population theory
Title: Malthus's population theory
Category: Society & Culture / Geography
Details: Words: 795 | Pages: 3.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Malthus's population theory
1. Explain and evaluate critically Malthus's population theory.
In 1798 Thomas Robert Malthus, a British clergyman and professor, wrote an essay showing the way to modern demography. In 1824 he wrote a shorter final version, the article on population for that year's Encyclopedia Britannica. Malthus has been criticized for his lack of scientific foresight--he did not foresee modern advances leading to increased life expectancy, food production and birth control. He has been criticized for his politics--he …showed first 75 words of 795 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 795 total…that high human density is bad. A few animal studies on crowding (of questionable generality for other animal species, let alone for human population) are quoted repeated to make the point that overcrowding produces pathological behavior. Nevertheless, people crowd to the cities, because on balance they find life there more rewarding than in other locales. In fact, there is evidence that from a number of points of view, urban life-high density living-is good for people.
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