In Industrialized Countries, Cultural Pressures to Become Parents Appear to Have

question 57

Multiple Choice

In industrialized countries, cultural pressures to become parents appear to have

• A) increased as seen in rising birth rates.
• B) increased as seen in an increase in earlier first pregnancies.
• C) decreased as seen in the emphasis on one-child families.
• D) decreased as seen in the increased ability to control conceptions and birth.

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