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> That's why when I talk about overpopulation, I talk about success cases like Thailand. Or how Mexico's soap operas helped lower that nation's birth rate. Thes
by LMYahooTFY 7y ago
> That's why when I talk about overpopulation, I talk about success cases like Thailand. Or how Mexico's soap operas helped lower that nation's birth rate. These cases brought prosperity, stability, and abundance.
Can you elaborate on these and/or provide links?
At first thought it seems absurd that telenovelas could significantly impact the birthrate.
- spodek 7y agoMy introduction came from Alan Weisman's book Countdown. I did a couple podcast episodes on it: https://shows.acast.com/leadership-and-the-environment/episodes/250-why-talk-about-birthrate-and-population-so-much https://shows.acast.com/leadership-and-the-environment/episo... and https://shows.acast.com/leadership-and-the-environment/episodes/248-countdown-a-book-i-recommend-by-alan-weisman https://shows.acast.com/leadership-and-the-environment/episo.... Here's a New York Times article on Mexican soap operas and family planning https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/05/world/soap-opera-in-mexico-dramatizing-birth-control.html https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/05/world/soap-opera-in-mexic... This article covers soap operas around the world and family planning http://utminers.utep.edu/asinghal/Articles%20and%20Chapters/JA%20Singhal%20Rogers%201989%20Educating%20Through%20Television_R.pdf http://utminers.utep.edu/asinghal/Articles%20and%20Chapters/.... Search results with more https://duckduckgo.com/?q=mexico+family+planning+soap+opera&atb=v173-1&ia=web https://duckduckgo.com/?q=mexico+family+planning+soap+opera&....
- LMYahooTFY 7y agoThank you for the links, it sounded like you might have more expansive thoughts out there and that's what I was after. I appreciate it!
- spodek 7y agoWe're in this together.