Jessica Brown - In Praise of Good Breeding: Pro-Natalism and Race in the British Print Media - Journal of Women's History 15:3 Journal of Women's History 15.3 (2003) 161-165 In Praise of Good Breeding Pro-Natalism and Race in the British Print Media Jessica Brown In March 2000, the United Nations released a report stating that the birthrate in the United Kingdom, Japan, and most of the countries in the European Union had fallen below replacement level (generally set at 2.0 to 2.4 children per woman.) According to the U.N. report, these "low-fertility countries" run the risk of labor shortages, inadequate pension support, and an overall decline in the native-born population. The report concluded that affected nations will most likely need to consider measures like increasing the influx of immigrant workers, increasing the retirement age, and reconsidering the types of benefits they provide for the elderly. Great Britain's birthrate now stands at about 1.72 children per woman. The falling birthrate has raised widely articulated fears in the British media about labor shortages and a lack of support for state pension plans, as well as less overtly articulated concerns about the position of the native-born white majority in the coming years. Without a rise in the native-born birthrate, according to the United Nations, Britain will only be able to maintain its population size by raising the number of migrants it admits. Project MUSE® - Download/Export Citation
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