In their unit on the Human World, Y10 Geographers have been exploring issues associated with population growth and decline.They have been conducting researching into the Chinese population explosion and the ‘One Child Policy’ that the Government introduced in 1979 in an attempt to curb population growth.
To what extent has the policy been successful?
23 comments:
I think that this policy has been sucessful. I think that this policy has been sucessful as the policy stopped 400 million births bringing down the population to 1.3 billion, right on China's target. I aslo think that this policyhas been successful as it has led to female emancipation, as they will only have to look after one child, giving them more freedom. However, this policy hasn't been a complete sucess. With chinese tradition saying it is better to have a boy than a girl, it has led to more and more girls being left to die. This has made the ratio of boys to girls 117:100, compared to the normal of 107:100. This policy hasnt been as sucessful as of the
'4-2-1' situation. With 1 child having to look after thier parents and then their grandparents, it puts a large economic burden on the one child, meaning more will live close to poverty line, something which the policy was trying to stop. In conclusion, i think that this policy has been successful in more urban areas than rural, as in urban areas their is more wealth, so the 1 child can support the parents more than in urban areas, where their is less jobs and less wealth.
Jonathan Pickerden 10B
The policy has been successful up to the extent of lowering the population and keeping at it at a steady level.
But it also has not being successful by people being limited to having one child and so they want a boy to look after them when they get old and this would result in a girl being abandoned or killed so you can try for another child and hopefully get a boy. It also had some flaws that the rich used to their advantage to have more children, but this has been amended.
Overall it has been successful for it's sole purpose of lowering the population but in terms of happiness of the citizens of China, they don't like the idea any more and many women want a 2nd child.
- Ed Parkinson
Some people will agree that this policy has been successful, especially in cities like Chanzhou, because the population has reduced from 5.8 births per woman to 1.8 births per woman. Also, in 2007, officials said that 400 million births were prevented. Some people will again agree because the persuasive language technique which was used has helped the country to sustain China's economy and there will be no shortage of resources.
However, some people will disagree that this policy has been successful because girls are being abandoned as every family wants a son due to the culture there. Also, people would disagree because in 2008 officials said the One Child Policy was damaging the country's economy as the 1.8 births per woman is below the needed 2.1 births per woman.
In conclusion, I think that the One Child Policy has been successful because if women continued to have children, then they would all be stuck in poverty and this policy was put in place for a short term. I do think that the abandoning on young girls is unfair and goes against humanity. However, overall the progress which China has made by preventing poverty is good for everyone there.
Tehreem 10W
I think the policy has been sucessful becuase it has decreased the population of china.The policy only allows couples to have one child between them.It was really important that every family should stick to this poilicy because china's population was gettin to high and soon could lead to things like starvation.
However baby girls being born are being abandend by there parents because there parents are wanting a baby boy to carry on the family.
overall i think it has been sucessful and thoes familys following the contract are getting incentives for there child to help them through life.
anjali patel 10y
I think that the policy has been successful because the one child policy did its bit, it has lowerd the population alot. However there are parts to the one child policy where it hasnt been succsseful because they are limited to having one child only. The majoirty of them being girls. Therefore the girls are left homeless, or even left to die. They say its better to have a boy becuause it would carry the family name in the futrue.
in conclusion, this has been very successful in holding back the population, but in terms of happier families this is not a success.
Some people think that the policy has been successful because from 2007 it had stopped about 400 million births from happening and so has slowed the countries population from growing at the rate it was.
However some people do not think that the policy has been successful because families have been put under more pressure by the policy to conceive a healthy boy (they want a boy because they are considered more important than girls and when the parents get old, their son’s wife looks after them). Therefore if the family doesn’t get a boy, people are going to extremes to get rid of any girls especially or unhealthy boys. Sometimes by abandoning them on the streets or rubbish heaps.
Although the policy has caused some bad things, I think that the policy has been successful because it has managed to decrease the amount of people in the country and so save the population from starvation.
Eleanor Barton 10W
It has lowered the population, which was the aim from the beginning, since 1979 when the rule was put into place it has prevented 400 million births by persuasion and encouragement. And to be honest it has worked to an extent.
There are so many advantages because of the rule but that doesn’t mean that thee isn’t a downside.
Things like, freedom for women from not having to look after a big family and being able to work, enough food, water and other necessary resources for everyone and other advantages not just for women could really only have happened if the rule want imposed.
I’m not saying that is completely didn’t work, but the Chinese government clearly haven’t thought of the future, how families are going to go downhill in number and the fact that families prefer boys rather than girls is really going to put strain on the 4-2-1 situation.
In the near future we can expect more man then women in china and a lot more abandon baby girls.
Overall, the 1 child policy has worked and met its purpose, the whole reason it was put in place. But they have no plan for the future, in order to keep up an equal balanced population.
And as for the Chinese population, they will just have to put up with on being able to have one child even if they desire more. But the progress china has made, by keeping the population out of poverty has come a long way and they deserve credit for that.
Trisha 10x
I think this policy had been successful because the population has decreased. The government put this policy out there to decrease the population and that is what it has done. However it has not been successful because in the Chinese traditions it says that the boy carries on the family line and many couples want their one and only child to be a boy so that caused many baby girls left on the streets to die. In conclusion I think it has been successful because the population decreased.
Seher 10Y
I think that the policy was succesful because it stopped Chinas population from increasing by 400 million.
However the policy has caused lots of deaths of baby girls because chinese preffer boys.So the population has alot more boys than girls.
Overall i think that the policy has been sucessful because its aim was to reduce Chinas population and it has achieved its aim.
Sidra Laila Zia 10Y
i think the policy has been successful in many ways. Since it was introduced to decrease the countries population and also to try and increase the countries economic value. If the policy was not introduced and the population groth rate ahd continued in the same way the country would not have enough food to feed the population they would have had, and peoplewould live in poverty.
I think it has been successful as it has brought down the countires population dramatically as they stopped 400million births taking place and drpped it dwn to 1.3 billion births. It alkso has acheieved this as it has now kept it constant. It has also helped to keep poeple responsible and savedue to the wide advertising for use of contraception, and also the fact that women ahve to sit a test that they have to pass beofr the get permission to have a baby, meaning that there are less unwanted pregancies.
However the policy ahs many unsuccessful points including many baby girls being abbandoned on streets, since boys are mostly wanted to carry on the families name and to look after their parents when they are older. Also because women who become pregnant without permission are forced to have abbortions and these are usually at late stages, and because of this the policy is very contraversal as many poeple that the baby can feel pain durind a late abbrtion. Also many parents of the couples are forcing them to have more than one child till they get a boy. It is also unsuccessful as women have to ask permission to have a child- and to make surehey do this they have tell tales and granny police who invade peoples privacy.
In coclusion i think that the policy has been successful as it has acheived all of its aims, and are keeping the population level constant, making sure that in th futre china has enough food for their citizens and to make sure that they have enough money.
Rebekah Broady 10A
I think China's one child policy has had a great efect china from the past until now. From persuading couples to having abortions, using more contraception and to keep on reminding them to have only have one child, has today made the country 400 million people less. china was beginning to have problems in the past whether if they were able to feed all the people in the country in 30 years time and if everyone survived, so now that the population growth has been controlled and couples are only having one child it means that there aren't many problems such as famine and people won't die of hunger. However in china it is a tradition to have a boy as they carry on the family name and look after their parents when they get old, but a lot of people have girls and they don't want them so they abonden them and leave to die. This could mean that in the future there will be less girls in china, and cause more poverty. Overall the policy has been successful to try and reduce births and in urban areas people are happyy however in the rural areas families need more than one child to help with farming and to help their father so it isn't as succesful there. also if there are less women then that means there are less jobs which women can do such as making clothes for companies, nurses or midwife etc
to some extent i do think this policy was successful as it did successfully lower chinas population however i think it asnt successful as it didn't do this is a very good way as people were being forced to have adoptions when they dont want them and were forced to use contraception they didnt particularly wish to use. so in that way i beleive it wasnt successfull however it did acheive what it mainly wanted to acheive which was to lower chinas population
katie Gawthorp 10c
I think that it was not very good success because it had bought many problems, no one knew if it was an actually good idea in the first place. It did lower the population growth tremendously, but the number of infants deaths took over. Women in china are forced to give up their babies and are sometimes beaten. Males are still the leader and have the power of the family behind them. Tradition will always live in China, and a male child will always be a necessity. The family name must be carried on and the only way to do this is through a male. If they have a girl it would be very hard.
Overall I think it was a good idea but not. It was good because it lowered the population growth which meant there was enough food for everyone and other things. There were a few disadvantages about this because many parents wanted to have children but couldn’t.
Ammarah Azam 10c
I think that it was not very good success because it had bought many problems, no one knew if it was an actually good idea in the first place. It did lower the population growth tremendously, but the number of infants deaths took over. Women in china are forced to give up their babies and are sometimes beaten. Males are still the leader and have the power of the family behind them. Tradition will always live in China, and a male child will always be a necessity. The family name must be carried on and the only way to do this is through a male. If they have a girl it would be very hard.
Overall I think it was a good idea but not. It was good because it lowered the population growth which meant there was enough food for everyone and other things. There were a few disadvantages about this because many parents wanted to have children but couldn’t.
Ammarah Azam 10C
I think that the policy has been a success because the birth rate has been halved since the policy was introduced.I think that the policy has been successful to some extent, but still had flaws in it.
Parents struggle because they are only allowed one child and it is essential that it is a boy to keep the family line going. If they had a girl the family line would end. If a family were expecting a girl then it would be abandoned or starve to death. Boys are very useful because they can help the family work the land and do lots of physical work. Another reason why I think that the policy is successful is because of the granny police who persuade people to not have children or to tell them that they need an abortion.
Overall, I think that the policy works to the extent that it keeps china's population down, but the family's did not think it was a success because families want a second child and they would like to have a girl aswell.
Jack Medley 10B
I think that the one child policy has been successful because it has halved the population of China, and has slowed down the birth rate and the amount of elderly has increased.
The policy said that families had to have one child and this child had to be a boy because they did more things and they would continue the family line.
Some families didn't like the policy because they wanted more than one child, which isn't allowed and they cant have a girl.
Overall, i think that the policy has decreased the amount of children being born, but has increased the amount of families that are unhappy.
Jack Medley 10B
I think that this policy has been sucessful. It has been sucessful because it has stopped many births and has brought the population of China down rapidly. The policy however also has bad points as it is quite extreme because boys were seen as emperors who could carry on the family name and it got so extreme that girls were left to die. I think that this policy has been sucessful because of how hard the Chinese government has worked to enforce this law.
Nick Troy 10c
i think that the policy has been successful. this is due to the number of very high birth rates going down. China has been successful in advoiding famine and starvation for numbers of people all over China.
I don't think that it has been sucessful because of a one child limit. The fact of the matter is that people would want to have a boy due to China's traditions, of the boy looking after his parents in old age. and also the boys carrying the family name. this would result in baby girls being abandoned in the streets or even be killed.
Overall i think that China and the one child policy has worked. When i say this i am just thinking about a short term situation, which the government of China did set the policy out to be. i think that the policy has worked better in urban areas due to families being over crowded, however i don't think it has been sucessful in rural areas because couples only allowed to have one child to help them run a farm, maybe two if the first child is a girl, to have a boy.
Alice Ahir 10A
I think that the policy has been very successful, as officials say that it has prevented 400 million births, which could have caused a population explosion, if the policy hadn't been in place. Also because families that have only one child, benefit from this, as thye are able to do more things. i.e. jobs and travel to different places with their one child and this can also save them time and money in the long run.
Although, on the other hand, in my opinion, it has made certain families a little angry, as to only having one child because they may feel they are being dictated, as to how many babies they can have and if they had had their heart set on more than one child, then the policy has ruined their chances of this. Furthermore, if the child that the family have is a girl, then the child would be dumped and abandoned and left to starve, as the Chinese tradition and culture states that a boy is more superior than a girl and therefore, they abandon the girl and try again in hope of having a boy, as the boy is thought to look after the parents and grandparents and bring in the finance in the future, therefore, this is one of the many disadvantages of the policy.
In conclusion, I think that the policy has done well in fulfilling its pupose, however, looking at the social side of it, maybe not quite as well as intended.
Ayesha Sara Shann. 10a.
i think that the one child policy has been sucessful in china because it has lowered the dramactic amount of birth rates, which had been coming a cause of concern for China's population.
i don't think that it has been sucessful because many people would want to have a boy, due to old chinese traditions which states that boys have to look after their parents in old ages. Also that boys carry the family name. it hasn't because people will want boys, but then may end up with girls, which then means girls get abandondened in streets and may even get killed, for familes to then try to have another baby and get a boy. this could cause concern later on when the children get older for there being more boys than girls.
overall i thik that the policy has been sucessful in a short term situation. also in urban areas it has been sucessful because familes wouldn't be crowded in small houses. however, for people in rural areas it hasn't been very good because they have to work harder to survive and work on farms and make money for themselves.
Alice Ahir 10A
i think that the policy is sucesful because it helped bring the birth rate down by about 350 million. it was also sucessful because many people in china accepted the the policy streight away only some people didnt accept it at first but the granny police helped.
although many people acepted this many did not they wanted two children or more this could not have happened because if they had a second baby many other women would want another also. the granny police stopped most of these problems but there were still some people left over.
to conclude i think that the policy has been sucesful in helpig births drop dramatically and they also kept the people of china happy throughout the policy.
I think the one child policy has worked because they have achieved the populatin which they aimed to get which is to get from 2 billion down to 1.3 billion people, they needed to get the population down because if it increased at the same rate it was the country would have lots of economic problems.
There are some downsides to the policy though as most families were desperate for a boy which meant alot of girls were left to die, the policy has also prevented 400 million births.
To conclude I think the policy has worked in terms of getting the population down but I think they should have aloud two children as now there are too many men and in the long term the population could decrease because there's no women for them to have a child with.
Saif Modak 10Y
at some extent i think that policy was succesful because as it did steady the birth rate and maybe had it decreasing. but i dont think it was done in the right way as population was decrea\sing in the wrong way, girls were the victims of death, women were forced to kill their babies also they would have to use contraception aswell even if they didnt want to.
so at the cost of ruining some chinas couple ambitions it has got extent of decreasing and steadying chinas population.
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