Case Study: China’s population policy

China’s population policy

Key Terms

• Pro-natalist policy- Government policy that encourages the bearing of children.

• Anti-natalist policy- Government policy that discourages the bearing of children.

• China clearly adopted an anti-natalist view.

China’s population policy

China’s one child policy

• Watch this video and make notes in your exercise book.

• Read p181-183 in the text book.

China’s population policy

Gender balance in China

• 121 boys to 100 girls in China.

• This causes further social problems, what can you think ok?

• Video here

China’s population policy

Recent Updates

• Here

Recap on Problems

• Infanticide- Girls may have been killed (girls killed in the birth canal, sex selected abortion).

• The population is getting older e.g. a shortage of people in the working age.

• Gender imbalance e.g. men cannot find women to marry.

• Young boys are called ‘Little emperors’, they grow up getting all the attention from family members and become spoilt.

China’s population policy

TASK – past exam question

China’s population policy

Homework

• Use the mark scheme to mark your neighbours question.

China’s population policy