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The Phatak Family in India Decides to Have Five Children

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The Phatak family in India decides to have five children, although India's official approach to demographic growth includes a public relations campaign encouraging smaller families. This illustrates


A) that children represent an economic liability to rural families, despite India's policy.
B) this family fears that high infant mortality rates are associated with smaller family sizes.
C) that the women in this family have little or no power in relation to family planning.
D) an example of conflict between individual and government fertility goals.
E) the demographic realization that India's population pyramid is skewed because of preference for male children.

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