Rethinking Birth Rate Fears U.S. Demographic Trends in Context
In this thought-provoking piece, RSS Member Shelley Clark of McGill University, along with co-authors Leslie Root and Karen Benjamin Guzzo, challenge the alarmist narrative surrounding declining birth rates in the United States. The essay explains that while fertility rates have dropped, the implications are far more nuanced than popular discourse suggests.
“It doesn’t seem to be the case that birth rates are low because people are uninterested in having children; rather, it’s because they don’t feel it’s feasible for them to become parents or to have as many children as they would like.”
Clark and her co-authors emphasize the importance of shifting the conversation toward sustainable population policies and understanding the broader context of demographic change.