Population Geography Essay Critique: The ZPG Movement
Due: Friday, Oct. 20th/21st
There is a social movement that stresses the goal of achieving zero
population growth (called ZPG). Many of this movement’s adherents are
affluent residents of wealthy nations who are concerned about the
environment. However, in many areas of the world, people are seen as
labor, resources, and human capital and feel that population growth is
important to maintain (Mao Tse-Tung said “Every mouth comes with two
hands”).
1. First, go to the Population Connection website (www.zpg.org) & better
understand what the ZPG movement entails.
2. Think of at least two critiques someone might have of the Zero
Population Growth movement.
3. Review any relevant class notes or your textbook.
4. Write your essay. A suggested outline:
A.
Introductory paragraph: Summarize the ZPG movement
What does “zero population growth” mean?
Who is targeted?
How should ZPG be achieved?
Why can the ZPG movement be considered “neo-Malthusian”?
B.
Why does the ZPG movement appeal more to affluent residents
of wealthy countries than to poor people in poor countries?
C.
What are some critiques of the ZPG movement you can think
of? Who might take these positions?
D.
Conclusion: What do you personally think about the ZPG
movement? Is there a middle ground?
*Make sure to use the Chicago Manual Style with footnotes, a cover
page, last name and page number in upper right-hand corner, size 12
font, Times New Roman.
*YOU MUST HAVE AT LEAST 2 OUTSIDE SOURCES
Citing Sources Chicago Manual Style
Book:
Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. 1993. Star trek chronology: The history of the
future. New York: Pocket Books.
Journal Article:
Wilcox, Rhonda V. 1991. Shifting roles and synthetic women in Star Trek: The next
generation. Studies in Popular Culture 13 (2): 53-65.
Magazine Article:
Smith, Jane. 1996. “There is no resisting the Borg queen.” Maclean's, December 2.
Newspaper Article:
Di Rado, Alicia. 1995. “Trekking through college: Classes explore modern society using
the world of Star Trek.” Los Angeles Times, March 15, sec. A.
Newspaper Article - No Author:
Newsday. 2003. “Activision suing over Star Trek.” July 2, Queens edition, sec. A.
Website:
Bradley's Science Fiction Club.
http://www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/DS9/ep/503r.html (accessed October 8, 1997).
*Other important writing considerations:
-two spaces between each sentence
-spell out numbers (i.e.: instead of 2, two)
-USE FOOTNOTES WHEN CITING YOUR 2 SOURCES!
-DO NOT USE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. Empty meaningless questions (What is geography you ask? Well let
me tell you…)
2. Empty meaningless transitional words (hitherto fore, also, moreover,
next)
3. Semicolons (I hate and despise semicolons; do NOT use them if at all
possible!)
4. Pronouns (instead of using they, it, or them, spell out clearly who
they, it , or them are)
5. DO NOT use contractions (spell out don’t, can’t, to do not and
cannot)