Increased availability of contraceptives in very poor nations is unlikely to decrease family size because
A) families depend upon children for labor and support when the parents become old.
B) infant and childhood mortality rates are already keeping family sizes small.
C) the increased use of industry and technology has already decreased family size.
D) poor families are already small because parents cannot afford to feed and house more than one or two children.
A
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A) the air resistance acting against the ball. B) the acceleration of the ball. C) the pull of the ball's mass on Earth. D) nonexistent in this case. E) none of the above
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false