1. “Fewer, but better children”
One Child Policy
“Fewer, but better children”

2. How many children do you want to have in the future?
Is there a family that is too big?

3. How many Siblings do you have
How many Siblings do you have? What are the Pros/Cons of having siblings or not having siblings?

4. What is Overpopulation?
Definition: a situation in which too many people or animals live in a certain area for the available resources

5. Are siblings a cause for Overpopulation?
What is a solution for Overpopulation?

6. What do you know about the ONE Child Policy
What do you know about the ONE Child Policy? What do you want to learn more about?

7. Consequences- Intended and/or Unintended
Articles
History
Purpose
Consequences- Intended and/or Unintended
Implementations

8. How does this Affect me? How does this relate to The UNITED States?

9. Chinese Family vs. United States Family

10. History
Chairman Mao encouraged families to have more children in 1958.
Thirty years later in 1979, the government had campaigned for voluntary birth control and discouraged excess reproduction.
Deng Xiaoping established the policy that was supposed to be temporary

11. Consequences Disdain for female babies
Refugee families trying to escape system
Skewed male-to-female ratio
Exacerbation of gap between rich and poor
Couples who lose only child
Lack of care for elderly
“Little Emperor” syndrome
Lonely children

12. Misconceptions
Policy only applies to the ethnic Han Chinese living in urban areas.
The Chinese government does not support:
Female infanticide
Sex-selective abortions by couples wanting only a son
These two policies are actually resisting the policy
Chinese government has outlawed late-term abortions

13. Current Events
May 9, 2014: If either the husband or wife is an only child in their family, they are allowed to have two children.
March 2013: 400 million births have been prevented and 336 million children have been aborted
May 26, 2014: Father of four commits suicide due to fines.

14. Videos

15. 1. Does the end justify the means. 2
1. Does the end justify the means? 2. How Does the one child policy compare to the united States’ policies?