Asked by Michael Culham on May 14, 2024
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Thomas Malthus argued that increases in living standards tend to reduce birthrates.
Living Standards
The level of wealth, comfort, material goods, and necessities available to a certain socioeconomic class in a certain geographic area.
Birthrates
The number of live births per thousand of population per year, a primary indicator of population growth.
- Understand the implications of fertility rates on population dynamics.
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Bryce ClabaughMay 21, 2024
Final Answer :
False
Explanation :
Thomas Malthus argued that population growth tends to outpace food supply growth, leading to poverty and famine, not that increases in living standards reduce birthrates. His theory suggested that higher population would push wages down, not that improved living standards would lower birth rates.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the implications of fertility rates on population dynamics.