Enst 201 Lecture 13Outline of Last Lecture I. Watched a film (To Our Credit)Outline of Current Lecture I. Poverty in poor countryII. The filmIII. Other ideas base of off Yunus’s ideaIV. FertilityV. Population pyramids Current LectureI. Poverty in poor countrya. Young girls are in charge of collecting fuel wood and water; therefore, they don’t havetime to be educatedII. The film a. Mohammed Yunusi. Elevate poverty of the world ii. Traditional thinking- development was a top down thing 1. Rich are the ones supporting the economic developmentiii. Yunus had a bottom up model which contrast the traditional way of thinking1. He focused on women a. Giving women more control of their life leads to lower fertilityb. Mother would give daughter equal education opportunity These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.c. Women without any resources puts them in a vulnerablesituation iv. Grameen Bank 1. Changing power balance in family 2. Get women to work in groups a. Each woman motivates one another III. Other ideas base of off Yunus’ ideaa. For profit microcrediti. Cons: Men might start to lose land and kill themselves IV. Fertilitya. Desired- How many children women want to haveb. Reality – How many children they actually havec. When desired fertility is lower than reality i. Family planning1. Obstacles a. Traditional/religious viewpoints b. Poverty i. UN population found provides contraception c. Lack of mobility d. Education i. Need to educate women on how to use contraception d. When desired fertility is higher than realityi. Empowering womenii. Women in these situation believe that more children, specifically son, meanshigher statuse. Why families want a lot of children?i. To ensure the survival of a boy to provide economic security ii. Children are social security in developing countries V. Population Pyramidsa. Usually have units of
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