Question

chapter 6 reading question 23
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how do women cause a reduction in the total fertility rate?
○ lower levels of education for women leads to lower growth rates.
○ high rates of female literacy result in high population growth rates.
○ through empowerment, personal choice, and education
○ promiscuity through available contraception

Explanation:

• Lower female education is linked to higher fertility, so the first option is incorrect.
• High female literacy reduces population growth, making the second option wrong.
• The fourth option uses an inaccurate, stigmatizing framing; contraception is a tool for reproductive choice, not tied to promiscuity.
• Empowerment, personal reproductive choice, and education enable women to make informed decisions about family planning, directly lowering total fertility rates.

Answer:

C. Through empowerment, personal choice, and education