China's One Child Policy Dbq Analysis

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CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE 1. How much could a government meddle with family issues of their own citizens? In 1979, China promoted and enforced a new policy, called the One-Child Policy. Although the One-Child Policy brought economic and environmental benefits to China, ultimately, the One-Child Policy was unnecessary and not a good idea because of the major societal pressures and issues, population indifferences, and the rapidly aging population all consequences of the One-Child Policy. A major consequence of China's One-Child Policy was the major societal pressures put on the youth, and even the elderly. Xiao Xun in document F, talks about her struggles as a child of the One-Child Policy. She explains that she "used to cut [herself] on [her] wrist after being yelled at by her mom and dad because [she] didn't know who to talk to or turn to." The document even mentions a note from NPR about 58 percent of Chinese children admitted to being lonely and even more selfish. These stories and sources highlight a dramatic issue of the One-Child Policy: the damage it has done to the youths in their mental and societal mindsets. …show more content…

Document B shows a fertility chart of China's and various other countries' fertility rates dropping over the years. It also states China's children per woman halving "from 5.8 in 1970 to 2.7 in 1979". These stats show that China's fertility rates were dropping significantly and could've dropped naturally, as shown by the other countries without a One-Child Policy. The One-Child Policy brought in extreme pressures for women's family planning when the rate naturally went

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