This is one of the benefits of one child policy. It is reported that the focus of China on population control helps provide a better health service for women and a reduction in the risks of death and injury associated with pregnancy. At family planning offices, women receive free contraception and pre-natal classes that contributed to the policy's success in two respects. First, the average Chinese household expends fewer resources, both in terms of time and money, on children, which gives many Chinese more money with which to invest. Second, since young Chinese can no longer rely on children to care for them in their old age, there is an impetus to save money for the future.(Impact on health care)
This is one of the disadvantages of one child policy. The percentage of children in china who are extremely spoiled is immense. Because of the one child per family policy children are very rarely disciplined (spankings etc..) and have immense pressure put on them by their familes. This causes an increase in drug use/addiction and alcoholism as well as increases in suicides.
Another one is...
Many women get ultrasounds and if they are going to have a daughter, they abort the fetus. Or if a woman is too poor for ultrasounds and give birth to a girl, it is not unheard of for them to abandon the child (or let it die). It is the belief that a male child will earn more money over their life time, and therfore a male child will take better care of their parents.
(most chinese parents retire at about the age of 45, and their child is supposed to take care of them. The male child earns more money, and is better capable of taking care of his parents, then the man and woman take care of the womans parents.)
This has lead to a major imbalance in the demographics of china where there are currently 120 men to every 100 women. that doesn't sound like a big problem but in a country of 1.6 billion, that means there are approximately 16 Million men who will never be able to get married, have children or carry on their family names inside of china.
(most chinese parents retire at about the age of 45, and their child is supposed to take care of them. The male child earns more money, and is better capable of taking care of his parents, then the man and woman take care of the womans parents.)
This has lead to a major imbalance in the demographics of china where there are currently 120 men to every 100 women. that doesn't sound like a big problem but in a country of 1.6 billion, that means there are approximately 16 Million men who will never be able to get married, have children or carry on their family names inside of china.
Overall, I think that there are more disadvantages than benefits of one child policy because it does not only affect the child's future, but the entire country's future and progress as well. If more children get addicted to alcohol, then what will become of the future of China?!?
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