China in Change: The One-Child Family

Synopsis

The largest human experiment in history is being carried out in China, but at what cost? Populated by a billion people, a quarter of the world’s population, China is faced with a major reduction in its population growth. Stringent policies demand that all couples have one child only, to prevent widespread starvation by 2000 AD. The film explores the implications of the population crisis stressing the importance of a child’s close relationship to its mother and the psychological importance of simple, direct human relationships.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 87 min.

Year of production

1984

Availability

Sale

Uses

Courses considering China’s population policy and our attitudes to that policy.*

Subjects

Politics & government; Sociology

Keywords

China; population dynamics

Distributor

Name

Media Insights