Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Women and population control in China

Awards/Availabilty

Open Access Presidential Scholars Thesis

Keywords

Birth control--China;

Abstract

In 1954, China began its first population program. One of the first countries in the world to instigate such a massive fertility-control program, the Chinese have met with both failure and success. Compared to previous growth rates, China has succeed in controlling her population: However, the programs were not always successful, and in 1975, the PRC Family Planning Program become the One Child Policy. The combination of Agriculture Reforms and the One child Policy have had many effects on Chinese women. The following paper will look at the progression of China 's Population program and how these programs have affected the status of Chinese women, specifically after 1975.

Date of Award

1993

Department

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology

Presidential Scholar Designation

A paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation Presidential Scholar

Comments

The author has requested that the full text of the paper not be made available through UNI ScholarWorks.

Date Original

Spring 1993

Object Description

1 PDF file (27 pages)

Date Digital

4-9-2018

Copyright

©1993 Sarah Stumme

Type

document

Language

EN

File Format

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