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China's One Child Policy
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Little Emperors
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Named for the boys in China who, as they are an only child, are spoilt and are overfed , meaning they become obese which has changed china's lifestyle and overall the country becoming obese
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Female Infanticide
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If parents find out they are about to have a girl as their only child, they abort it in hope for a boy as when a boy gets married, him and his wife live with his family to look after them in their retirement and old age. if parents did have a girl then they would have no one to look after them when the grow old which is why parents would hope for a boy and abort or give away their baby girl to an orphanage
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Reason For The One Child Policy |
The one child policy was introduced as the birth rate was higher than the death rate meaning the country was highly overpopulated and predictions began to grow of a famine n the future, which never happened.
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Kerala
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The Population Control
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Kerala are trying to encourage smaller families in order to decrease the birth rate which has been the most dramatic decrease in India.
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Social Changes
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Kerala's socialist/ communist government have focused on social changes yo encourage girls to have as good careers as men and have the choice to become things like doctors and teachers etc. This is helping women to be put off having children or large families as they would be more career focused.
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The Right To Literacy Programme |
The right to literacy programme organises reading and writing classes in villages, however remote, and they are always attended. Most villages have free liberties.
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Literacy Rate
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The percentage of adults in a country who can read and write sufficiently to function full in work and society
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France
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Pro Natal Policy
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Introduced to decrease the ageing population and increase the birth rate.
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Factors of the Pro Natal Policy
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3 years of paid parental leave which can be used by mothers or fathers Full-time schooling starts at the age of 3, fully paid by the government Day care for children younger than 3 is subsidised by the government The more children a woman has ,the earlier she will be allowed to retire on a full pension |
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United Kingdom
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Reason For The Ageing Population |
The UK has an ageing population which is where we have a large population of people in old age as we have improved our healthcare and way of life. The life expectancy is rising which means more money is needed to be spent on aftercare for people in old age.
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Problems With The Ageing Population |
Smaller working population and birth rate compared to the death rate creating an imbalance in the population. Not enough money from taxes to pay pensions creating a pension crisis. Less money is spent on education and businesses. Old people have to sell their homes to pay for a care home |
