Social Dev

Question 1

Marriage law

Answer 1

1950
No arranged marriage 
Right to divorce 
Concubinage and polygamy banned
Property rights

Question 2

Limitation of Marriage Law

Answer 2

Traditional resistance

Question 3

Women divorced in 57

Answer 3

1m

Question 4

Clause 6 of communist common programme

Answer 4

Promised the abolition of restrictions affecting women and affirmed their right to equal treatment (politically, socially, economically, educationally and culturally)
Free to marry who they wanted

Question 5

Foot binding outlawed

Answer 5

1911

Question 6

Mandatory no of elected representatives ➡️ women ?

Answer 6

1/4

Question 7

% CCP female

Answer 7

13

Question 8

% national ppls conference female in 73

Answer 8

23%

Question 9

Main opposition area re women’s changing status

Answer 9

Muslim areas western China

Question 10

Success of propaganda heralding marriage law undermined …

Answer 10

By cadres resentful of the changes

Question 11

Changsha affair

Answer 11

Used by Mao to show problem w arranged marriages, suggested they were indirect rape

Question 12

Traditional punishment for unfaithful wives before Mao

Answer 12

Decapitation

Question 13

To what extent did the position of women in China chance 50-76
4p 4n

Answer 13

Positive
- Marriage law
- Collectivisation and job opportunities (equal pay, x4)
- Commune facilities (child care,mess halls)
- Land reform (right to own land)
Negative
- land reform (didn’t last , collectives)
- cult rev (kids attack fam, women disorientated)
Commune facilities (not affordable for gvmnt, disorientation in different roles)
Collectivisation (work points leaks women earn less)

Question 14

% hadbt received edu @ start

Answer 14

90

Question 15

3 factors that slowed down improvements in education

Answer 15

GLF (lacked priority)
Korean War (6.4% of budged went to edu in 52)
Cult rev (discredits teachers and education)

Question 16

Anti Confucianism campaign 72 significance

Answer 16

So late, suggests traditional attitudes hadn’t changed

Question 17

Pinyin introduced

Answer 17

50

Question 18

% communist authorities formally educated 70

Answer 18

6

Question 19

% ppl w uni degree

Answer 19

Less than 1%

Question 20

% that had received schooling after 16

Answer 20

11

Question 21

no. unis in 61

Answer 21

1289

Question 22

no. unis 65

Answer 22

434

Question 23

Infant mortality GLF

Answer 23

Rose to 300/1000

Question 24

Health teams examine 2.8m peasants

Answer 24

58

Question 25

Latrines built 58+

Answer 25

67m

Question 26

Party claims schistosomiasis cure rate ➡️

Answer 26

85-95%

Question 27

Draw back if barefoot Drs

Answer 27

Hard to measure quality (American Dr 72)

Question 28

Nationalisation of educational institutions

Answer 28

Various levels

49-52

Question 29

Developing and revising primary curriculum

Answer 29

52-55