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What did Malthus argue?

Correct answer C. People could use "moral restraint" to reduce the birth rate

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Malthus held that population grows geometrically while food grows arithmetically, but he believed 'moral restraint', such as delaying marriage, could reduce birth rates.

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Coercive and punitive measures to reduce fertility have caused considerable anger among many people in Western nations. Which of the following was one such measure?

Correct answer D. China's practice of fining a woman who is pregnant with a second child 20 per cent of her pay if she refuses to have an abortion

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