Varying Birth Rates
- Created by: shazzler
- Created on: 23-10-13 19:53
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- Varying Birth Rate
- Lifestyle
- Infant mortality higher in LEDCs
- So they try to have more children
- Early marriage
- Emancipation of women, meaning more are career-seeking & postpone children.
- Infant mortality higher in LEDCs
- Culture
- Status symbol - considered respectable to have many children
- Preference to males as they can work & also keep the family name running
- Some cultures allow several marriages, therefore more children (polygamy).
- Religion
- Catholicism forbids contraception
- Polygamy - allowed many wives
- Government
- Government policies (e.g. one child)
- Education
- Awareness of contraception, family planning etc.
- Wealth
- Poverty means no access to contraception
- MEDCs - expensive to bring up children.
- Lifestyle
- Wealth
- Poverty means no access to contraception
- MEDCs - expensive to bring up children.
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