SOCI 1000U Study Guide - Final Guide: Malthusian Catastrophe, Thomas Robert Malthus, 1
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England, % of children who died before age 5: 1750: 75, 1830: 32% Population control (contraceptives, sex education: wealth flow theory, the cost of raising a child is astronomical, a great deal of wealth flows from parent/s to child, 10% of canadians want to remain childless. These tend to be well- educated, urban, non-religious: wealthy countries have much lower fertility rates, in reality, the richer people have less babies than poor people do. This is why neo malthusians target poor people. Military repression: poverty causes desperation and leads to environmental impact anyway (brazil amazon deforestation, therefore: this is not a viable option. 3) reduce consumption, resource extraction and pollution: technological innovation, millennium ecosystem assessment (2005) found that technology alone cannot solve the problem, instead we need: strong political commitments. A more equitable society: less inequality; more (sustainable) community development. Option 3 is definitely the best option: a recent (2012) un department of economic and social.
