What Is the Child Survival Hypothesis

question 51

Multiple Choice

What is the child survival hypothesis?

• A)If child mortality increases, women will experience negative sanctions.
• B)If child mortality decreases, women will be more likely to survive into old age.
• C)If women are educated, their children are more likely to survive.
• D)If women think their children will survive, they feel less of a need to have "extra" children.

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