cross cultural policies

Question 1

China one child policy (1979)

Answer 1

why?
- population was growing too large too quickly, ensured they could cope with their population

how?
- policy is supervised by workplaces, women must seek permission in order to get pregnant and are put on a waiting list
- extra benefits if you comply, e.g. free child healthcare

Question 2

effect on the balance between working and non working parts of the population

Answer 2

• fewer babies would reduce the dependency ratio
• more adults to support dependent children

Question 3

nazi germany (1939)

Answer 3

why?
- to create a pure race of perfect humans, ‘master race’

how?
- eliminating all of europes jews/the holocaust

women’s role?
- sought to keep women out of the workforce and confine them to children, kitchen and church
- so they could perform their biological role

examples
- nazis restricted abortion and contraception to promote growth of the master race
- sterilised 375,000 disabled people

• promoted the expressive role of women in a patriarchal society