2.7 Population Policies

• What are population policies designed to influence?

  Demographic trends
• Which country previously enforced a strict one-child policy to curb population growth?

  China
• What are some strategies used in antinatalist policies to decrease fertility rates?

  Education, contraceptives, abortion
• Education and access to contraceptives are strategies used in antinatalist policies
• What are some common pronatalist policy strategies?

  Subsidies, parental leave, childcare
• Categorize population policies based on their objectives:

  1️⃣ Increase fertility rates

  2️⃣ Decrease fertility rates

  3️⃣ Manage migration

  4️⃣ Shift population distribution
• Education, access to contraceptives, and legal abortion are strategies used in antinatalist policies to decrease fertility rates.
• Population redistribution policies aim to shift population distribution through urban planning and relocation incentives
• Subsidies, parental leave, and subsidized childcare are strategies used to incentivize childbearing
• Anti-natalist policies include education, access to contraception, and legal abortion
• Anti-natalist policies often spark ethical debates due to their influence on demographic trends
• Sweden's high female education levels support family planning and women's empowerment.


  True
• Antinatalist policies use education, access to contraceptives, and legal abortion to lower fertility rates.


  True
• Pronatalist policies aim to increase fertility
• Population redistribution policies aim to shift population distribution
• Pronatalist policies aim to boost birth rates
• Subsidies for having children may include tax credits, cash payments, or other financial incentives
• China's one-child policy is an example of a successful antinatalist policy.


  True
• Religions like Catholicism generally oppose contraception and abortion.


  True
• What happens to GDP per capita under effective pronatalist or antinatalist policies?

  Varies depending on policy effectiveness
• What is an example of a successful pronatalist policy?

  France's generous family allowances
• What is an example of an unsuccessful population redistribution policy?

  South Korea's efforts to move people out of Seoul
• Pronatalist policies aim to increase fertility rates.

  True
• Match the policy type with its objective:

  Pronatalist ↔️ Increase fertility rates

  Antinatalist ↔️ Decrease fertility rates

  Immigration ↔️ Attract or restrict migrants

  Population Redistribution ↔️ Shift population distribution
• Categorize population policies based on their goals:

  1️⃣ Increasing fertility

  2️⃣ Decreasing fertility

  3️⃣ Managing migration

  4️⃣ Redistributing population
• Which country has implemented pronatalist policies like maternity capital payments to boost its fertility rate?

  Russia
• China's former one-child policy is an example of an antinatalist policy.

  True
• Pronatalist policies aim to increase fertility rates using subsidies, parental leave, and childcare support
• Which countries use immigration policies to attract skilled migrants?

  USA and Australia
• Match the population policy type with its objective:

  Pronatalist ↔️ Increase fertility rates

  Antinatalist ↔️ Decrease fertility rates

  Immigration ↔️ Attract or restrict migrants

  Population Redistribution ↔️ Shift population distribution
• France uses pronatalist policies to encourage higher birth rates.


  True
• Which country enforced a strict one-child policy to control population growth?

  China
• Match the cultural influence with its impact on population policy:

  Pro-natalist beliefs ↔️ Promote subsidies for childbirth

  Religious opposition ↔️ May restrict contraception

  Women's empowerment ↔️ Encourage family planning

  Population control ↔️ Implement one-child policies
• Population policies are government strategies designed to influence demographic trends
• Immigration policies manage the flow of migrants through visa policies, border controls, and integration programs
• What is the primary goal of antinatalist policies?

  Decrease fertility rates
• What are some common strategies of pronatalist policies?

  Subsidies, parental leave, childcare support
• Match the policy type with its objective:

  Pronatalist ↔️ Increase fertility rates

  Antinatalist ↔️ Decrease fertility rates

  Immigration ↔️ Attract or restrict migrants

  Population Redistribution ↔️ Shift population distribution
• Paid parental leave is a common example of pronatalist childcare support.


  True
• Higher education for women is often promoted as part of antinatalist education