China's One Child Policy Flashcards
What benefits did families of one child receive?
Free education for that child Priority Housing Pensions Childcare Family benefits
What would happen if they had more than one child?
Would lose all of their benefits and have to pay them back.
Fines up to 15% of the family income.
What impact did the policy have on marriage laws?
Men could only marry at 22 and women at 20.
Reduced the ‘reproductive lifespan’
What degree of sexism occurred?
Female infanticide became a large issue especially in rural areas as men are viewed as more valuable and carry family name.
How did this affect abortion?
Some women were forced to abort children if they accidentally got pregnant a second time.
What is the granny police?
Spies for the government on prospective mothers to ensure they kept to one.
How did having 2 parents affect the only children?
Have to looka fter 2 parents instead of load being divided.
Cant spend as much disposable income, instead they must look after parents.
How did this affect men looking for a wife?
Less women so men are more competitive for females as the ratio is so low.
Why did the government introduce the policy?
Because the population that was rising exponentially.
When was the policy introduced?
1981
Who could have 2 children?
People that have come from both single parents
What happened to girls placed into orphanages?
they were starved and they eventually die.
Positives of the policy
Reduce the population by 500 million births
Reduced risk of famine
higher quality of life for one child families
population growth became stable afterwards
Long term negative effect on the population?
reduced population growth lead to natural decrease, meaning it may fall to quickly, as for every child there is 2 deaths.
Long term negative effect on productivity?
Reduced levels of skills because less people and less natural skill range
