CHINA’S ONE CHILD POLICY; A GRAVE MISTAKE OR A SHARP MOVE?

The country with the largest and fastest growing population, China, implemented a one child policy in the 70’s with the purpose of curbing this growth. Yet China has recently back tracked and shelved this rule. Do your research and write an essay where you discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such a policy.
Suggested Plan
* Introduce the one child policy
* Discuss why it was implemented; what was expected
* Discuss what went wrong
* Discuss the current situation

Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/  

Familiarize yourself with the issue:

·         Case study: China http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/population/managing_population_rev3.shtml

Reading material to make notes on

·         Ten biggest pros and cons of the one child policy http://flowpsychology.com/10-biggest-pros-and-cons-of-the-one-child-policy/

·         How China’s one child policy backfired disastrously http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151030-china-one-child-policy-mei-fong/

·         Judging China’s one child policy  http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/chinas-new-two-child-policy

Videos to watch and make notes on

·         One child policy documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7FB6R3DtPM

·         Population: China’s one child policy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0cQIlHlKxM

Social impact of China’s one child policy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4LgZRYfAgc