China's One Child Policy: Example of Rapid Population growth using Birth Control Policies Flashcards
What was the population of China in 1950?
0.6 Billion
What Year does China realise that the HIGH population growth is unsustainable?
1970
What is the name for the policy introduced to keep people from having more than one baby
it is called “Later, Longer, Fewer” Policy
What is the purpose of this policy?
It is to delay their first child
By 1975 what was the Birth Rate in China?
33/1000
What was the Population of China in 1975?
0.9 Billion (on the increase from 1950 0.6B)
What did the government realise could happen if they did nothing about the high Birth Rates and POP rates?
Lead to 1. Famine 2. Starvation
When Was The Policy Introduced?
1980
Name Some ways it was introduced means and ways as many as you can remember?
- Pressure on women to use FREE CONTRACEPTION, 2.FAMILY PLANNING workers were avaliable in evrey work place.
- “Granny Police” in houseing areas instructed to make sure that women were practicing Contraception and they were to report pregnancies
- LATER marriges were encouraged
- Enforced Abortions and sterilisation were common
- Free Education and Medical Care
- if you have more than one child their is a 15% fine from your annual income (yearly income)
Was the Policy effective?
Yes, definitly in urban areas (cities like Shanghai) with almost negitive growth (nearly no growth)
What was the pop rate in 2007 to show reduction in pop?
1.3Billion
Becuase they only had one child what was expected from them?
- Excel in School
2. And Extra Curricular Activites
Where was the policy least sucsessful?
In Rural Areas where disobediance was common going against the policy
Was there a gender imbalance if yes then which gender and what was the ratio of imbalance?
- Gender was that there were more male babies leading to female infanticide the ratio is 120 Boys : 100 Girls natural ratio is 105:100
What was China’s problem with having more men?
They can’t find a female partner
