Thinking Geographically #2 - The One Child Policy

November 14th, 2019

The One Child Policy

          

1. The one-child policy was an official program initiated in the late 1970s and early ’80s by the central government of China, the purpose of which was to limit the great majority of family units in the country to one child each. 

 2. The program was implemented on September 25, 1980, by the central government of China. 

 3. The program was enforced by making contraceptive methods more available, enforcing abortions and sterilizations, and imposing penalties against those who violated the policy. Other ways included offering financial aid and preferred employment opportunities for those who followed the policy. Some exceptions were for parents within some minority ethnic groups or those who had a handicapped firstborn.

 4.      1. The country's overall sex ratio became skewed towards males. During this time, many female fetuses were aborted because males were the preferred sex. Many girls were put into orphanages or abandoned, and sometimes there were even cases of infanticide. Males usually inherited the family's name and property, which is why they were more desired gender. Later on, there was another problem where there were fewer females available for marriage. 
          2. Another problem was the growing amount of elderly in China. Complications arose because many of the elderly relied on their children for support after they retired, but there were fewer children available to support them.
          3. Births of subsequent children were hidden from the government, which made the children have hardships in getting education and jobs.

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