Question

Martha was a 21-year-old girl living in the United States in the early 1800s. Suzanne is a 21-year-old girl living in the United States in 2008. What is a primary developmental difference between these two young women?

Answer 1

Women in United States in the early 1800s were expected to bear as many childs as they possibly could. Nowdays it's not generally expected for a 21-year-old girl to have many kids. This is related to the socioeconomic context of each times: in the 1800s infant mortality rates were much higher than nowdays.

Step-by-step explanation:

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