Identify three of the four reasons given in the text for why people may have large families even if children are an economic liability

What will be an ideal response?


(any three) a larger family may be more prestigious than a household with just one, the parents may be unaware of or unable to acquire birth control, people may want large families to ensure care in their old age, high fertility may be encouraged for religious or political reasons, if women's opportunities are limited, childbearing, especially at an early age, is one of the few roles open to them.

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