15-Demographics

Demography: the study of human population Ex.: Usually these studies will go within JD's head.

 Migration: the movement of people into and out of a specified territory. Ex.: Some people, Like Dr. Kelso and JD will leave Sacred Heart for other needs.

 Ecology: the study of the interaction of living organisms and the natural environment Ex.: Again, the scenarios that go on within JD's imagination.

Gesellschaft -- a type of social organizations in which people come together only on the basis of individual self-interest Ex.: On some cases the hospital will fight, but when there's a patient in need, they unite and work together.

Gemeinschaft -- a type of social organization in which people are closely tied by kinship and tradition Ex.: The main group of Carla, Turk, Elliot, JD, Jordan, and Dr. Cox share a type of bond created from their shared experiences of the emotional ups-and-downs of the hospital.

Mortality -- the incidence of death in a country's population Ex.: Working in the hospital, there tends to be a comparatively high mortality rate among patients compared to other service industry jobs.