TheAmericanbabyboomafterthewarmadeunconvincingU.S.advicetopoorcountriesthattheylimittheirbirths.Howevertherehashardlybeenayearsince1957inwhichbirthratesdidnotfallintheUnitedStatesandotherrichcountri
TheAmericanbabyboomafterthewarmadeunconvincingU.S.advicetopoorcountriesthattheylimittheirbirths.Howevertherehashardlybeenayearsince1957inwhichbirthratesdidnotfallintheUnitedStatesandotherrichcountriesandin1976thefallwasespeciallysharp.BothEastGermanyandWestGermanyhavefewerbirthsthantheyhavedeathsandtheUnitedStatesisonlytemporarilyabletoavoidthisconditionbecausethechildrenofthebabyboomarenowanexceptionallylargegroupofmarriedcouples.
ItistruethatAmericansdonottypicallyplantheirbirthstosetanexamplefordevelopingnations.Wearemoreaffectedbywomen'sliberation:oncewomenseeinterestingandwell-paidjobsascareersavailabletheyarelesswillingtoprovidefreelaborforchildraising.Fromcostingnothingchildrensuddenlycometoseemimpossiblyexpensive.Andtothehighcostofchildrenareaddedtheuncertaintiesintroducedbydivorce;couplesareincreasingtosubjectchildrentotheterribleexperienceofmarriagebreakdownandthemselvestothedifficultyofraisingachildalone.
Thesecircumstances-womenworkingoutsidethehomeandtheinstabilityofmarriagetrendtospreadwithindustrialsocietyandtheywillaffectmoreandmorecountriesduringtheremainderofthiscentury.AlongwiththemgoessocialmobilityambitiontoriseintheurbanworldamainfactorinbringingdownthebirthsinEuropeinthe19thcentury.
Foodshortagewillhappenagainwhenthereservesresultingfromthegoodharvestsof1976and1977havebeenconsumed.Urbanizationislikelytocontinuewiththecitiesofthedevelopingnationsstrugglingundertheweightoftwicetheirpresentpopulationsbytheyear2000.Thepresentlyrichcountriesareapproachingastablepopulationlargelybecauseofthechangedplaceofwomenandtheyincidentallyaresettinganexampleofrestrainttotherestoftheworld.Industrialsocietywillspreadtothepoorcountriesandambitionwillexceedresources.Allthiswillleadtoapopulationinthe21stcenturythatissmallerthanthatwasfeared afewyearsago.Forthoseanxioustoseeworldpopulationbroughtundercontrolthenewsisencouraging.
49.Duringtheyearsfrom1957to1976thebirthrateoftheUnitedStates_____.
A.increased