Charlie Bell wrote:
... the more developed a country, the smaller the family size. So, get
all the world developed, and the human population should drop below
replacement rate...
... Brazil is close to replacement rate, not because the g*vernment did
anything or because a large part of the population is developed, but
because almost everyone watches Brazilian soap operas, where the model
family represents few children per couple - so they mimic this model,
using contraception and (illegal) abortion.
Alberto Monteiro
i doubt that soap operas are responsible, as much as t.v. ownership is
a measure of a more advanced society...
jon
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