In our world, millions of babies are being born everyday. However, in China, the number of babies being born is too much for their country. So the government decided to make a policy called the one-child policy. This policy limited families in China to only having one kid. Was the one child policy a good or bad idea? After researching the topic, I discovered that it was a bad idea because of multiple reasons. These reasons were because children would be too lonely with siblings, it cost a lot of money that wasn’t needed, and because there are less children for jobs. Children all over the world get to play with their siblings and talk to them when they feel lonely. In China, children are suffering because they don’t have a brother or sister to talk to. When their parents are at work, they feel lonely and depressed. Xiao Xuan said that “I used to cut myself on my wrist after being yelled at by my mom and dad because I didn’t know who I should talk to or turn to.” This quote from document F written by Jaime Florcruz proves that children are more likely to feel lonely and sad because the one child policy doesn’t allow families to have more kids. Xiao Xuan gave her opinion about the policy. She said that she believes the policy is the reason why children are feeling so depressed. An internet survey found that 58 percent of a Feng Wang and Cai Yong stated that the fertility rate was already declining and the policy wasn’t necessary for the Chinese people, especially because the enormous costs. The fertility rate, which is the number of children the average woman has in her lifetime, in China started at 2.7 in 1979 and decreased to 1.7 in 2008. The article “China’s One Child Policy at 30” argued that the policy did not need to be introduced in China because the rates were already lower than Brazil at 4.2 and Thailand at
Was China's one-Child policy a good idea? China's one child policy was introduced in 1980 with the fear of reaching the 1 billion population mark.China's one child policy was a great idea because it resolved China's population issue. The three main positive things that came from the one-child policy is population control, more respect for females and the environmental benefits.
During the first half of 50’s government did not limit the population growth but did the exact opposite and actually encourage families to have more children. This was due to the Mao Zedong’s or Chairman Mao’s believe that more population would mean more economic development, more labor and more growth, however, late 1950’s changed that and that is when China began implementing first population control measures. As population reached 600 million Mao expressed his wish for population to remain in this level. Government soon realized that in order to keep population at this level, long term population control would have to be implemented. First they began by simply distributing various forms of contraceptives among general population. As famine of 1959-1961 struck the country it set the policy aside but as soon as country began to demonstrate signs of recovery the family planning campaign resumed where it left with distribution of contraceptives. By the late 1970s, China had experienced success in decreasing fertility rates by increasing the use of birth control under the slogan "Late, Long and Few". As a result China's population growth dropped by half between 1970 and 1976. Nonetheless, it soon leveled off, making government and officials seek more drastic measures and on September 25, 1980 an open letter by the Chinese Communist Party established One-Child Policy (OCP) also called Family Planning Policy (FPP). Nevertheless the OCP name is misleading since the policy allows for exceptions. For instance rural families with first child being disabled or being girl are allowed to have another child. Also, couples where both bride and groom are single children are allowed to have two ...
It is clear that China’s one child policy has affected Chinese society in multiple ways. The policy has resulted in corruption in the Chinese government, an abuse of women’s rights, female feticide, and an imbalance in the gender ratio, and potential problems with China’s elderly and younger populations. The Chinese government decided to implement a one child policy in order to counter the effects of rapid population growth. The question to ask is if the benefits of population control really do outweigh the problems the policy has created in Chinese society. It will be interesting to see if the policy continues to affect Chinese culture in the future, and how the changes that have been recently made play out.
China’s attempt at making the lives of their people better simply does nothing but put them in unnecessary pain. The law is cruel and unjust and should have never been put in affect. The one child policy was established in 1979, in an attempt to regulate the out of control population increase. In 1979, when the policy was adopted, the population in China was over 950 million people. Today, in the year 2000, the population has skyrocketed to over 1.3 billion people (Gilmore np ). China is extremely overcrowded and is continuing to grow.Statistics show China’s population is growing at rate where they are eventually going to run out of places to house and feed their people.
Many people believe in the freedom to choose how many kids they want. According to Document B, “In countries without a forceful and costly policy as China’s, birth rate has declined with similar trajectories and magnitude.” This proves that people still have the freedom they desire and can keep the birth rates and population growth down. Additionally in Document F an internet survey states 58 percent of Chinese children admit to being lonely. If the parents had a choice then the children could have the sibling companionship they desire.
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.
My parents told me that they had a good life back at China, where they grew up, my father told me that they had a pretty nice life going on back there. Why they came here is beyond my comprehension, my father told me that they had a pretty good income back there, and life was good. Why they came here stumped me and make me thought why and so I asked, they gave me vague answers, but one of the reasons was because my parents were having their first child, which was my big sister. At China, there is this policy, the one child policy, only one child, it’s because China is overpopulated. Furthermore that boys were more favored than girls were. If they were to have an only my sister, I wouldn’t be born today nor my little brother. I later discovered that a good reason why to come here, for opportunity.
Document D explains how urban singleton daughters are especially convenienced by the policy. In China, boys are of higher importance. Document D explains how having no brother is good for the daughters because they are not being compared to a brother. They are able to get as much attention and resources as they need. Instead of being compared to other siblings, they are taught to value education and success. In Document F, a man named A.J. Song from a small village in Guizhou province, explains how being an only child has made his life better. He says that he is the center of attention amongst his family, which makes him happy and does not make him feel lonely. He says that if he was not an only child “probably I’d be in my small village, getting married and having kids.” He also says, “if you have more kids in your family, they’re probably lacking in education, lacking in food, lacking any kind of support, no matter emotional or financial. Chinese studies show that when a child is an only child they “tend to score higher on intelligence tests and are better at making
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CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE 1. The One-Child policy was a very harsh and impactful few decades for China's citizens. Considering this, the One-Child Policy was a horrible idea and putting the policy in place was not smart. The One-Child Policy impacted families very negatively, the sex ratio was highly impacted, and the point of view from Xiao Xuan was very impactful.
Such an example of this has been endured and told by one of the many only-childs of china, Xiao Xuan, “Still she had a mostly lonely childhood, ‘ I used to cut myself on my wrist after being yelled at by my mom or dad because I didn't know who I should talk or turn to’” (Doc G). The fact that the government has limited the total amount of children to be born can have larger effects on those most immediately affected, the actual children, and this child, Xiao Xuan, just so happened to live a sad and depressing life due to the lack of siblings. This problem, however, can most likely affect more than just Xiao Xuan since the largest portion of the Chinese people are stuck under the one child policy and it’s reign of negativeness. Despite the children not actively being involved in the world around them, they can however help around the house or help the family in general by either tending to the elders or simply helping around the house when needed for simple task. These seemingly simple acts carried out by the children are slowly diminishing in common Chinese households due to the One child policy according to Feng Wang and Cai Young. These two have found that, “The one child policy, critics warned, would forcefully alter kin relations for Chinese families, and result in accelerated aging… To enforce a policy that is so extreme and unpopular for families who relied on children for labor and old age support, physical abuses and violence would be inevitable” (Doc C). It is due to the lack of children that not only will the children be affected negatively, but also the parents and grandparents. The parents will have to try harder to get their children to do more to make up for the decrease in amount of children, they will often resort to abuse or yelling which can possibly lead to
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...ked for but it was needed. Because at first I only used 50 but i did not have enough only children so I had to survey more people. The potential of my project is endless. I do not know how much further I could take it with my limitations but I believe scientist could take it very far. They could put surveys online, everywhere and they could get thousands of people to do tell them there difficulties socializing and whether they are there or not. It could change society because people could like i said early have all information to make a completely conscious decision on whether or not to have multiple children or not. This data could be used by psychologist in telling them how and why people have the the issues they have emotionally. My results imply that life for children with no siblings is harder. They have trouble socializing due to the lack of practice at home. 1
Many people grow up with a sibling, in fact eighty percent of people in the United States and Europe grow up with a brother or sister (Dunn 1). Most people can agree with the statement that growing up with siblings has impacted their development and personality. This topic has been researched by psychologist and sociologist for decades; which has provided both positive and negative outcomes of growing up with siblings. Children can benefit from growing up with siblings because they can learn from their siblings, gain social skills, and their siblings may become a valuable asset in one’s life.
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