Rising total filings can reflect population growth rather than greater litigiousness.
Evidence
Certainly, the level of litigation in the United States has risen over time (see Figure 7.1). This does not necessarily mean, however, that Americans have become more litigious; because the nation’s population has also increased, there are more Americans to file suits. Indeed, from 1900 to 1960, per capita litigation in the United States remained relatively stable. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2324
Categorization
- DEFINE: Clarifies the crucial methodological distinction between absolute litigation volume and per capita litigation rates.
- XREF: connects to: Unchecked population growth will be checked brutally by nature if not by policy — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2606; Press alarmism exaggerated Muslim population growth driven by normal demography — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for Us…, 204; Muslim population growth in Britain matched expected demography yet the press framed it alarmingly. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 209
Broader Connections
- Unchecked population growth will be checked brutally by nature if not by policy
#complicates(0.85) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2606 - Press alarmism exaggerated Muslim population growth driven by normal demography
#complicates(0.80) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 204 - Muslim population growth in Britain matched expected demography yet the press framed it alarmingly.
#complicates(0.80) — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 209