| Population control has always been a biological concern among cultures. Unfortunately, it is often the case that not all factors contributing to such a phenomenon as population size are considered by international health organizations. While some success at lowering birth rates has been achieved by these organizations, goals are still far from being realized. This is because in order to understand such a thing as a culture's population limits, it is necessary to first understand the culture's values of reproduction. Estimation of this value is compounded, however, because it requires knowledge of both female and male reproductive opinions and behaviors. And, as will be seen in the following pages, these are often not in accordance with one another. Furthermore, the degree to which they differ can have a great impact on the population size of a people. |
