The Industrial Revolution:
a. made families less mobile.
b. encouraged the formation of isolated nuclear families.
c. encouraged the formation of extended nuclear families.
d. guaranteed that the oldest child would inherit the family wealth.
e. encouraged the development of single-parent families.
Question 2
Which one of the following factors is least responsible for the decline in mortality crises that accompany Stage 2 of the demographic transition?
a. the development of winter fodder for cattle
b. the discovery of canning as a method for food preservation
c. the manufacture of cheap cotton cloth
d. the discovery of antibiotics