Daileader & Whalen Chapter 2

I found Phillipe Aries to be a very interesting historian.  He was a Catholic and conservative in yet, he was part of the new social school of thought that was very progressive.  For instance, he spent a great part of his life documenting the relationship between children and parents and the population growth and decline in Europe.  His research led him to be a public political figure in France.  However, when Aries criticized Charles de Gaulle's decision to grant Algeria oversees territory status he fell out of favor with the public and the government.  He continued to study family dynamics and population growth trends.

How was Aries a revolutionary in his own right?

Was Aries right about Europe's declining population growth?