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> Large families do not just happen due to poverty You're right, they happen due to culture. However, the cultures you listed are notably insular and traditio
by bin0 7y ago
> Large families do not just happen due to poverty
You're right, they happen due to culture. However, the cultures you listed are notably insular and traditional, meaning they do not have large families for the same reason much of the world does (high infant mortality). I doubt these will ever change, but it is very possible the rest of the world will.
- barry-cotter 7y agoThough I’m sure the Mormons would cop to traditionalism calling a religion where the median man spent two years of his life in a foreign country insular is slightly odd, considering most Americans never leave their own country. Even aside from that cosmopolitanism Mormons have been state governors and been contenders for the presidency. Insular they are not.
- pharke 7y agoInsular was probably the wrong term to use, culturally rigid or conservative might be better. The point is they maintain a high fidelity to the cultural and behavioural patterns of their group. One of which is to eschew birth control and purposefully create large families.