1. Case Study: China’s population
policy
China’s population policy

2. Key Terms
• Pro-natalist policy- Government policy that
encourages the bearing of children.
• Anti-natalist policy- Government policy that
discourages the bearing of children.
• China clearly adopted an anti-natalist view.
China’s population policy

3. China’s one child policy
• Watch this video and make notes in your
exercise book.
• Read p181-183 in the text book.
China’s population policy

4. Gender balance in China
• 121 boys to 100 girls in
China.
• This causes further social
problems, what can you
think ok?
• Video here
China’s population policy

5. Recent Updates
• Here

6. Recap on Problems
• Infanticide- Girls may have been killed (girls killed
in the birth canal, sex selected abortion).
• The population is getting older e.g. a shortage of
people in the working age.
• Gender imbalance e.g. men cannot find women
to marry.
• Young boys are called ‘Little emperors’, they grow
up getting all the attention from family members
and become spoilt.
China’s population policy

7. TASK – past exam question
China’s population policy

9. Homework
• Use the mark scheme to mark your
neighbours question.
China’s population policy