Question

What societal change would likely cause a decrease in the birth rate?

A. Reducing the availability of family planning programs and contraception
B. Increasing the education and employment opportunities for women
C. Encouraging women to marry at a young age
D. Providing tax breaks to families for each child they have

Answer 1

The person above is correct because the more education women has, the lesser chance at them having a baby(babies) out of the blue. They have more focus on education and this also risks marriage at a young age. Therefore the answer is indeed B.

Answer 2

The societal change that would likely cause a decrease in birth rate is;

B. Increasing the education and employment opportunities for women

Step-by-step explanation:

Changing the nature and proportion of participation of women in education and occupation by increasing the education and employment opportunities for women such that the way women participate in the labor force changes with more women obtaining a higher education by spending more time in schools and at their places of employment will lead to the following demographics

1) A higher number of university educated women

2) Increased urbanization, as more women gain employment in urban areas

3) Reduced fertility, as more time is spent by women in school and employment thereby reducing the available period for child bearing and birth rate