...The one child policy was established in China in 1979 because the population was growing extremely fast. The one child policy is a law that prevents families from having more than one child. It only applies to the Han Chinese ethnic group, which makes up 90% of the Chinese population. Sibling-less parents are allowed to have two children. Some Chinese people are in favor of the one child policy (OCP) because their lives were made easier. Other people felt it was not fair to have their rights taken away. I think that the OCP was not a good idea because there’s not enough information to support that it was a good idea. The intention of the OCP was to lower the fertility rate in China and prevent overpopulation. The OCP did lower the fertility rate but caused other problems. For example, in Document B it says that generations after the law was passed, there wouldn't be enough young people to care for the older. The generations will be too apart and then the elderly will not have enough people to replace them or care for them. Other countries that never have had the OCP had their fertility rate lower. In 1970 women used to have around 5.8 average kids, and it lowered to 2.7 kids on average in 1979. The fertility rate lowered before the OCP was made. Even without the OCP China’s population would have probably gone down anyways. The OCP brought a negative social impact on China. As stated in Document E people had to pay fines of $1000 if they had an extra child, and if they...
Words: 739 - Pages: 3
...One-Child policy “It’s population was the largest in the world and growing. How would China feed and clothe all of its people?” In 1949 Mao Zedong became the leader of the communist party in China after winning the civil war that ravaged through china for more than 20 years. During this time in China it was a poor country that had disease and went through twenty years of war. The population was growing too fast so the government's solution was to create the one-child policy, meaning Chinese couples are only allowed to have one child. The reason being for the one child policy was because China began to face food shortages due to overpopulation and furnaces replacing farms. The one-child policy greatly impacted China. The one child policy was the best thing created for china. In document A it shows China´s population was growing rapidly within one year. Once the child policy was created it made things easier for this country. According to document B, fertility rates dropped in China,which helped avert 400 million births.”China had already achieved a remarkable fertility reduction, halving the number of children per woman from 5.8 in 1970 to 2.7 in 1979”. Having “China cut its fertility rate in half...
Words: 567 - Pages: 3
...CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE 1. The One-Child Policy was necessary and was a good idea for China's population problem. In 1980, the One-Child Policy was passed by the Chinese government to serve as a solution to their overgrowing population, but was it effective? It was, and had many positive effects that came with it. Stated in Document C, Henan is a province in China that became the first to have 100 million residents. The problem with the province is that it has a quarter of the water and a fifth of the land per capita compared to the national average. When the policy was passed, it was claimed to be an "environmental blessing," by Liu Shaojie. This was because it helped reduce emissions by 17.6% and reduced water pollution by 30.8%. With the...
Words: 365 - Pages: 2
...grow up with no siblings which have caused demographic and economic problems. In 1980 china introduced the one child policy which has drastically changes china’s demographic. Was it a good idea? I believe it was not a good idea because there have been many bad things that have come out of it; such as a negative mental effects as well as social effects, but there is one good thing to come out of this policy, population control. Being an only child has several hurt the mentality of only children in china, making them suicidal and depressed. In document E written by Laura Fitzpatrick states that boys are more valuable than girls.”[...] boys being viewed as culturally preferable, the practice of female infanticide has been common.” This created a gap between genders making girls feel unwanted. Document F is about two chinese people growing up under the one child policy and how it has affected them mentally. XiaoXuan and A.J. song both claimed that being an only child made them feel lonely, which lead Xiao Xuan self harming himself. “58% of chinese kids admitted to feeling lonely.” This provides that the one child policy made children have a negative outlook on life because they felt unwanted or alone. With the one child policy china has been faced with a major imbalance between boys and girls as...
Words: 501 - Pages: 3
...China's one child policy was established by Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in 1979 to limit communist China's population growth. Although designated a "temporary measure," it continues a quarter-century after its establishment. The policy limits couples to one child. Fines, pressures to abort a pregnancy, and even forced sterilization accompanied second or subsequent pregnancies. It is not an all-encompassing rule because it has always been restricted to ethnic Han Chinese living in urban areas. Citizens living in rural areas and minorities living in China are not subject to the law. However, the rule has been estimated to have reduced population growth in the country of 1.3 billion by as much as 300 million people over its first twenty years. This rule has caused a disdain for female infants; abortion, neglect, abandonment, and even infanticide have been known to occur to female infants. The result of such Draconian family planning has resulted in the disparate ratio of 114 males for every 100 females among babies from birth through children four years of age. Normally, 105 males are naturally born for every 100 females. Recent Effects of the One Child Law Now that millions of siblings-less people in China are now young adults in or nearing their child-bearing years, a special provision allows millions of couples to have two children legally. If a couple is composed of two people without siblings, then they may have two children of their own, thus preventing too dramatic of...
Words: 414 - Pages: 2
...China's population The most surprising demographic crisis A new census raises questions about the future of China’s one-child policy May 5th 2011 | BEIJING | The Economist * * DOES China have enough people? The question might seem absurd. The country has long been famous both for having the world’s largest population and for having taken draconian measures to restrain its growth. Though many people, Chinese and outsiders alike, have looked aghast at the brutal and coercive excesses of the one-child policy, there has also often been a grudging acknowledgment that China needed to do something to keep its vast numbers in check. But new census figures bolster claims made in the past few years that China is suffering from a demographic problem of a different sort: too low a birth rate. The latest numbers, released on April 28th and based on the nationwide census conducted last year, show a total population for mainland China of 1.34 billion. They also reveal a steep decline in the average annual population growth rate, down to 0.57% in 2000-10, half the rate of 1.07% in the previous decade. The data imply that the total fertility rate, which is the number of children a woman of child-bearing age can expect to have, on average, during her lifetime, may now be just 1.4, far below the “replacement rate” of 2.1, which eventually leads to the population stabilising. Slower growth is matched by a dramatic ageing of the population. People above the age of 60 now represent...
Words: 1170 - Pages: 5
...Fancheng Wang Professor Steven Cassedy MMW 22 A10 March 16, 2012 One-child Policy in China China’s one-child policy, one of the most controversial policies, has been intensely changing China’s social structure since 1979. This policy worked as a milestone on controlling the mass amount of population and had a profound impact on all aspects of Chinese’s life. Apparently, it decelerates the growth rate of population; otherwise, there could be 23 million newborns in China annually (Shanor 53). To some extent, this policy relieves a comparative land shortage under the mass population in the countryside (Davin 65). In addition, it raises the average level of education and health care in the city because parents are likely to put more effort into taking care of the only child in the household (Kane 109). Despite its marvelous success in both the city and countryside, some scholars are concerned with the side effects tied to this policy, such as “little emperors”, labor force shortage and an aging society, which will only escalate in the future (Shanor 54). Although this policy impact on people's lives are good or bad cannot draw a conclusion, but through some social problems, it is not hard to foresee the future of this policy having negative influence on the only-child’s different stages of age. Since the first generation of children under this policy have already reached their thirties and have become part of the mainstream society, these side effects have gradually impacted...
Words: 3548 - Pages: 15
...issue many do not focus on is top soil. Many farmers and gardeners will not be able to do any deep planting but only shallow. These are the long-term of China overpopulation. The main stakeholder involved in the overpopulation in China issue is the government. The government is the unit that creates and passes the laws that are needed to deal with the issue of over population. One well known government issued policy is that every couple in China can only have one child. It is believed that with the one child policy, there can be a better management on the population growth. Just like any law passed, it is not always followed. For example, if a couple has twins they are and exception to the rule. Now many women are taking fertility methods and there has been a rise in the number of twins being born. The one child policy varies from location to location. In urban areas the law is strictly in forced and if additional children are born, there could be penalties such as a fine or being denied bonuses at the workplace. In wealthier area a couple can have two children if the first is a girl or the child is disabled....
Words: 352 - Pages: 2
...Altynay Sydykova ID#20100569 Topic: China one child policy Introduction Thesis statement: One child policy in China lead to a gender imbalance and rapidly aging society could present significant problems, however we can not deny the fact that the world's population which is already too high would be phenomenal at this point. Thesis statement: One child policy had crashing effects on the Chinese society. However we can’t argue with the fact that the number of population will increase till impossibility without restriction of law, which have further influence to the country conditions. I. Main idea (topic sentence 1). The significant problem that appeared because of the wrong compulsion of the one-child-policy is the gender imbalance. Supporting idea A. Asian countries, including China has long traditions of son preference. B. Because of the law restriction and traditional values sex- selective abortion and female infanticide is encouraged. II. Ad interim when a culture does not have enough young generation to replace the aging members they will sooner or later run out of young workers. Supporting idea A. According to the researches by 2050, there could be two working people for every old person, compared with 13 to one now. B. Necessity of young people to strength to maintain their industries. III. Keeps of growing population destroy their economy and future in general. A. Without restriction...
Words: 259 - Pages: 2
...have babies. 1963 The Chinese government realized that the families continued to produce babies and they were headed for major problems. The Chinese government came out with, Later Sparcer Fewer Policy. The Policy encouraged Couples to have children later in life, space the births farther apart, and have fewer children. The problem with this policy was that there were already millions of people in China. 1979 Chinese government came up with an extreme plan of the One Child Policy. This policy allows citizens to pick up the birth before the birth of their child. 1980 The Birth Quota System was established to monitor population growth. Target goals were set for each region of the country. Local government officials were responsible for enforcing the population control rules and making sure they did not exceed the the limit they were allotted. Government officials were punished by law and loss of privileges if the pre-established goals were not met. 1980 ( SFPC) Population and Information Research Center was founded. SFPC was established so that different organizations could share information regarding population control. They are responsible for assimilating information and providing it the Chinese government which in turns helps to form policies. China's population is expected to rise to 1.5 billion by the year 2025. 1983 Other population control methods were set up for families over two children by The Chinese government they included;...
Words: 688 - Pages: 3
...China is a land that contains an overpopulation crisis. With a current estimated 1.4billion people living in China, something needed to be done in order to lower the birth rates and control the fast growing population. The solution the Chinese government came up with was the one child policy. They set up a number penalties and benefits in order to encourage the Chinese people to cooperate with this policy. The predicted outcome was to reduce the birth rates and reduce their population, which was ultimately affecting the Chinese economy. However, the one child policy created an unexpected crisis of its own, the creation of unequal demographics of gender and the start of a new cultural and economic trend. This paper is going to study the demographic changes between males and females as well as the cultural impact it has had in present day China due to the enactment of the one child policy in 1979. The reason to why China came into the population crisis was that people in China chose to have such large families because of the high mortality rates of their kids; they would not even live past the age of five. Families perceived that out of those ten kids only half of them would live, opted to have as many as they could to ensure that at least some of their kids would survive. As time passed people still held these beliefs, however medical innovations and better health care helped elongate the lives of those kids, consequently those families that decided to have many kids in order...
Words: 349 - Pages: 2
...Number: In 1949 the population is 54,167 and now is more than 1.3 billion people (1,370,536,875 as of 2010), China is the world's most populous country. ◆ 31 provinces, autonomous region &municipality directly under the Central Government&Servicemen(mainland): 1,339,724,852 (2010) ◆ the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: 7,097,600 (2010) ◆ the Macao Special Administrative Region : 552,300 (2010) ◆ Taiwan Region: 23,162,123 (2010) As the world's population is approximately 6.7 billion, China represents a full 20% of the world's population so one in every five people on the planet is a resident of China. |Sex ratio: | |At birth: |1.18 male(s)/female (2010 census) | |Under 15: |1.13 male(s)/female (2008 est.) | |15-64 years: |1.06 male(s)/female (2008 est.) | |65-over: |0.91 male(s)/female (2008 est.) | Gender disparity ; Males more than females. |Historical population of China | |Census |Pop. | |%± | |1953 |582,603,417 | |— | |1964 ...
Words: 1421 - Pages: 6
...fast. So the governor of China instituted the One-Child policy to restrict the growing population. This policy was introduced in 1979 and initially applied to first-born children in the year of 1979. After more than 30 years carry out, the main goal of this policy was achieved. Under the influence, the growth rate declines apparently. In the 1970s, China’s growth rate was 3 percent; in the mid-1980’s, it was 1.2%; and today, China’s growth rate is 0.7 %”( Jackson & Eleen, 2001). On the other hand, this policy also causes several adverse consequences, including high rate of old-age, increased abortion rate, unexpected change of sex ration. There is no doubt this policy’s affection which is obvious. Even though the Chinese government within the pressure of human rights improvement has relaxed the policy and makes this policy more humanistic but some of people still consider the one child policy impact China in a more negative way. Therefore, I will introduce how does one child policy impact towards Chinese society in the below. On the current situation, even the Chinese government makes lots of beneficial changes, this policy isn’t prefect yet. The opposite voice never stops. Some people on the Internet even states that this policy is inhumane and absurd, due to this policy restrict the human right. On the other hand, many people on the Internet refer that this policy is necessary and understandable. They consider one child policy is an effective...
Words: 1807 - Pages: 8
...Control Policy in China PART 1. My first statement containing rant and emotion. My View of Birth Control Policy in China One thing makes me furious is the birth control policy in China. One family one child is a bit of thick. True, it’s an effective way to reduce population, but a great number of fetuses were killed before they see the world every year and nobody could tell how many families lost their only child by accidents and no more happiness in the families. The only-child is like a king in the family, parents give him whatever he wants. Over time he thinks everyone should treats him well because he considers to deserve this. So most of the kind of children become very selfish and lonely. Besides, it is such a pressure for those cheapskates to support their old parents, not only on the score of money but time. The more time on parents, the less time on work. No work, no money. How could they support their parents without any money? It’s a paradox! What worse, most of the post-80s don’t know how to care about others, even they don’t know how to care about themselves. The policy is most controlling urban families but not rural ones. Most of the urban families have ability to bring up more than one child and offer a good education, however, they only have one child. In rural area families have at least two children but with low education. Is it the purpose of birth control, to nurture more and more less educated people? PART 2. My “Go Public”. Birth control policy, also...
Words: 587 - Pages: 3
...Instructions: Write an expository essay (that is, one that develops some central claim, idea, or opinion) on ONE of the topics suggested below. 1. Should be between 300 and 400 words in length; 2. Should contain several well-developed paragraphs that support and illustrate your central idea; 3. Must be written in ink, not pencil. Make an outline and a draft of your essay on the pages entitled “Rough Work.” Be sure to allow yourself to revise your initial draft. Only what you write on the “Finished Work” pages will be evaluated. Topics Note: If your essay is not directly about one of the following topics, it will receive no mark. What are the major factors in deciding how many children to have? Having children to create thefor next generation is necessary for our society. Every family might have a different number of children. In my opinion, deciding how many children to have depends on athe country’s policiesy, financial status, and responsibilities. First, people usually consider athe country’s policiesy. For example, China has the One Child Policy. If a family has more than one child, it is against the law. On the contrary, most western countriesy such as Canada always encourage familiesy to have more children. Also families get more money from government if they have more children. We can obliviously see that many countries have different policiesy to control the population;, therefore, people should know about their country’s policiesy before making the...
Words: 460 - Pages: 2
