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Demographic Transition Theory

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Thompson (1929) and Notestein (1945) described four stages societies pass through while industrializing: high birth/death rates, falling deaths, falling births, then stable low rates.

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Stage 2's death rate falls before its birth rate does, producing that stage's fastest population growth.

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The four stages describe a pattern tied to industrialization, not a guarantee every society completes each stage identically.