Pros And Cons Of China's One Child Policy
A policy in China that is infamously and famously known is The One Child Policy. The One Child Policy is a law in China that there can only be one child per family. The One Child Policy made a big impact on the lives of people in China and many people believed that it is very practical. I personally think that the One Child Policy is not practical and that it is a very bad thing. Although there are some pros to it, I think it is a bad law in China. The One Child Policy destroys the balance between the gender ratios, there are more elders which mean less youth to work, and there was an increase in child abortion. One of the biggest argument that the One Child Policy is a good thing is that it controls the population. China has a population of over a billion of people, that makes
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It is true that there are a lot of males doing labor work but there is over 50 million more males than females in China. This is an unhealthy gender ratio as it is not suppose to happen. For every 100 females there are 116 males that are born in China. In the world’s average for every 100 female there are 105 males that are born. An overwhelmingly majority of family want to have boys; because boys provide labor, money making potential, and a namesake for the family. A good amount of infant children, majority girls, are abandoned or even killed after they are born. Many female children of China are adopted from the U.S. any other countries. The unbalance of males to female is also a problem because there would be fewer females for marriages. Men will have a more difficult time to find someone who will bear their child. “Traditionally, male children (especially firstborn) have been preferred—particularly in rural areas—as sons inherit the family name and property and are responsible for the care of elderly parents.” (Kenneth Pletcher, University of
It is true that there are a lot of males doing labor work but there is over 50 million more males than females in China. This is an unhealthy gender ratio as it is not suppose to happen. For every 100 females there are 116 males that are born in China. In the world’s average for every 100 female there are 105 males that are born. An overwhelmingly majority of family want to have boys; because boys provide labor, money making potential, and a namesake for the family. A good amount of infant children, majority girls, are abandoned or even killed after they are born. Many female children of China are adopted from the U.S. any other countries. The unbalance of males to female is also a problem because there would be fewer females for marriages. Men will have a more difficult time to find someone who will bear their child. “Traditionally, male children (especially firstborn) have been preferred—particularly in rural areas—as sons inherit the family name and property and are responsible for the care of elderly parents.” (Kenneth Pletcher, University of