Erik Has Been Studying Population and Has Found a Lot

question 69

Multiple Choice

Erik has been studying population and has found a lot of evidence that declines in fertility often accompany declines in standards of living.Which theory does his finding seem to contradict?

• A)modernization theory
• B)dependency theory
• C)Marxist theory
• D)demographic transition theory

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