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CLEP Intro to Sociology

Category - Rural&Urban

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Which of the following is not a principle of the Malthusian perspective?
  1. Population growth is important for technological advances.
  2. Population growth could lead to food shortages.
  3. Families should have fewer children.
  4. Abstinence before marriage is important.
  5. Disease and famine are important population controls.
Explanation
Answer: A - The Malthusian perspective does not embrace the principle that population growth is important for technological advances. Thomas Robert Malthus believed that continued population growth could lead to food shortages. Malthus also believed that practices such as abstinence before marriage and having fewer children could help control population growth, as did natural population checks, such as disease and famine, already in place.
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