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Cattell emphasizes three sources of data. Discuss these three sources in relation to the approaches to research discussed in Chapter 2.
Positive Checks
Factors that increase mortality rates, such as disease, starvation, and war, traditionally discussed in the context of population control theories.
Thomas Malthus
An English economist and demographer best known for his theory that population growth will outpace agricultural production, leading to widespread poverty and societal collapse unless checked by factors like famine, disease, or war.
Population Growth
The increase in the number of individuals in a population, measured by natural growth (births minus deaths) and net migration.
Communist Ideology
A socio-political ideology advocating for a classless society in which all property and means of production are communally owned, aiming to eliminate social inequalities.
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