17. Population in Modern China

Global Problems of Population Growth (MCDB 150) Families lived together in traditional China and sons remained on the land; division of family land led to tiny plots and rural poverty. Because labor was so cheap, the country did not urbanize or mechanize. The Communist government started out with a pronatal stance, but, after experiencing the famine of the Great Leap Forward, moved strongly to fertility control. Fertility declined rapidly in the 1970s, but to counter momentum, the onechild policy was introduced in 197980. Nevertheless, population has now risen to over 1. 3 billion. 00:00 Chapter 1. Population and Family Culture in China 09:47 Chapter 2. Land Scarcity and Family Culture in China 19:50 Chapter 3. Poverty and Imperialism in China 29:31 Chapter 4. 1900s Population Explosion in China 41:38 Chapter 5. The Great Leap Forward and Cultural Revolution 51:48 Chapter 6. Family Planning Programs in China Complete course materials are available a