What Is the Major Criticism of Demographic Transition Theory

question 75

Multiple Choice

What is the major criticism of demographic transition theory?

• A)It is based too heavily on trends in the developing world.
• B)It is ethnocentric.
• C)It has no explanatory value.
• D)The model fits too many different situations to be useful.

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