Re: Population Limited by Territoriality?
ctfaulkn@utkvx.utk.edu
Tue, 20 Dec 94 02:43:46 GMT
In Article <3d5vpc$rkb@news.primenet.com>
camilla@primenet.com (Camilla Cracchiolo) writes:
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>How many children people have varies widely in different cultures,
>particularly with different economic systems. Primarily agricultural
>societies and/or societies with a high infant death rate have lots of
>kids and urban societies and societies with a low infant death rate have
>fewer kids. This suggests at least some economic consideration.
we might also add that proscriptions against using contraception
also play a role in this. for example condoms tend to not be popular with
males in developing countries because of 'loss of sensitivoty', despite their
importance in limiting natality or preventing STDs.
> This suggests that how many children someone has is
>influenced by lots of things besides deep seated psychological motivations.
>
also in some societies large families are considered desirable just
because they like kids and acitivity in the home. Some of our
economic-functional explanations for this are our 'etic' interpretations, and
we should remain mindful of that.
>BTW, the most common reason I've heard for wanting to have kids is to
>have someone to take care of you when you're old. A very obvious and
>understandable reason as far as I can tell.
>
good point.
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