Social Aspects Of China Flashcards
What was one of the benefits of the sino soviet pact on education and when was it ?
1950 -Chinese students co up d go and study in the ussr universities as they were highly regarded for the maths and science
What was the literacy rate of China in 1949 ?
20%
What was the basic literacy rate increased by from 20% in 1949 to in 1970s ?
70%
What were the successes of female policies from 1949-57 ?
1950- marriage law made them equal to men
Increased number of women attended school and universities
What were the failures of female reforms between 1949-57 ?
Women had to work long and heavily physical hours
The birth of a girl was considered to be a waste of recourses, whereas as boy brought honour
Mao and other PLA members had their own concubines
What was a concubine ?
A female prostitute who was looked after by wealthy members of the government
What were the successes of health reforms ?
In the 1950s most peasants saw a doctors for the first time
Many barefoot doctors were trained to treat disease in rural areas
Life expectancy increased
Why was the status of women weakened by the famine ?
Boy children were given food priority
and baby girls were eaten as they were considered less valuable than boys
What were the failures of health campaigns between 1949-57 ?
It was never prioritised by the government
The target number of doctors in rural areas was never met
Took a long time for medicine and hospitals to be j geoducks into the countryside
What were the successes of the education policies between 1949-57 ?
Literacy rates increased
Changes in curriculum meant that there were more trained specialist in china in various sectors
Females were given more opportunities to receive an education
What were the failure of education between 1949-57 ?
By 1956 less than 50% of children were in full time education
Children of high ranking officials revived a higher level of education than public lids
What did life expectancy rise to from 1949-76
More than doubled
35 yrs to 71 yrs
depending on gender
What percentage of state funding did healthcare revive in 1952 ?
1 %
What did literacy rate increase to from 20% in 1949 to in 1960s ?
50%
What percentage of state investment did the education system receive in 1952 ?
6%
When did Mao launch the four olds and what were they ?
Old culture
Old customs ( practices )
Old habits
Old ideas
Launched at the start of the revolution as an attack in religion
Why and how did Mao attack religion during the cultural revolution
1966-76 ?
Mao felt that religion was an old practice and encouraged superstition and ‘old thinking’
When peasants moved into communes all shrines max worship of religion was destroyed (1958)
What were women regarded as before the marriage law and establishment of the PRC ?
“ maggots in rice “
How did Mao review women after being regarded as “ maggots in rice “
Women “ hold up half the sky “
How did Mao describe arranged marriages prior to the marriage law in 1950 ?
“Indirect rape “
What were aspects of the 1950 marriage law ?
. No concubines
. Gender equality
. Women could inherit male land
Land reform gave females land ownership for the first time
. No arranged marriages
What important group was set up and was a symbol of female equality under Mao and in what year ?
1949- women’s federation
Fought for equality and helped women prior to the marriage law
What were three benefits of barefoot doctors ?
. Rural population took up most of china and disease spread quickly
. Shortage of doctors
. Variety of diseases needed to be cured
What happened as a result of lack of doctors ?
People relied on traditional methods such as acupuncture and respecting dead relatives
