The fertility transition can best be described as the shift
A) to a higher probability that children born will survive to adulthood.
B) from low to high female empowerment.
C) from family building by fate to family building by design.
D) from parental bondage to parental freedom.

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The fertility transition refers to the shift from family building by fate, where family size is largely uncontrollable and determined by high birth and death rates, to family building by design, where individuals have more control over the number and spacing of their children, often due to increased access to contraception and changes in societal norms.

The Fertility Transition Can Best Be Described as the Shift