One Child Policy
In 1978 a voluntary program started where families were encouraged to have at most two children because China’s population was moving closer to the one billion mark. But, it wasn’t until September 25, 1980, that the one child policy was officially put into place. Even though the one child policy has decreased the number of births per women from 6.3 in 1970 to 1.5 in 2015 and is estimated to have prevented 400 million births it has also affected the population in an undesirable way. Since in China men are preferred over women because they provide for their elder family members, the gender of their population is skewed towards men. It is estimated 2020 there will be 30 million more adult men than women. Another issue the one
In 1978 a voluntary program started where families were encouraged to have at most two children because China’s population was moving closer to the one billion mark. But, it wasn’t until September 25, 1980, that the one child policy was officially put into place. Even though the one child policy has decreased the number of births per women from 6.3 in 1970 to 1.5 in 2015 and is estimated to have prevented 400 million births it has also affected the population in an undesirable way. Since in China men are preferred over women because they provide for their elder family members, the gender of their population is skewed towards men. It is estimated 2020 there will be 30 million more adult men than women. Another issue the one