WorksheetsPro & Anti Natal Policies-Singapore (2.1 Lesson 8)
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which term describes policies that encourage more births?
Anti-Natal
Antenatal
Pro-Natal
Pro-Fertility
Which term describes policies that promote fewer births?
Anti-Natal
Antenatal
Pro-Natal
Pro-Fertility
What brought on the baby boom in Singapore?
The end of WWI
The end of WWII
The end of the Korean War
Aggressive Pro-Natal Policies
In 1957 Singapore experienced its highest birth rate. What was it?
3.2
10.8
42.7
257.7
Between the 1950s and independence in 1965, the growth rate had slowed from 4-5% per year to around 2.5%. Why?
Aggressive anti-natal policies endorsed by the government
NGO Family Planning Association of Singapore established numerous sexual health clinics
It was socially unacceptable to have large families
The death rate was steady so people started having fewer children
Rapid population growth was seen as a threat to...
political stability
living standards
employment opportunities
social services in education
all of the above
Birth rates fell from 1957 to 1970. By the late 1960s Singapore was considered:
LIC
MIC
HIC
Asian Tiger
In 1970, the prime minister launched an anti-natal campaign. It was dubbed
Stop at One
Stop at Two
One-Child Policy
Two-Child Policy
During Phase One, low income women in Singapore were offered what by the government?
extra time off if they had only one child
thirty days' paid sick leave to have an abortion
cash to have an abortion
a week off and money to have sterilisation
Which of the following were disincentives approved by the government?
No maternity leave for public sector workers for their fourth child
Income tax reductions only for their first three children
Educational priority drastically reduced for families with more than two children
All of the above
"Girl or Boy, Two is Enough" is an example of the government trying to tackle
son preference
rapidly falling birth rates
under-representation of women in politics
all of the above
Which of the following is NOT a slogan used by the public campaign material released by Two is Enough?
"Put some years between us"
"Small Families; Brighter Future"
"Enjoy your children, Help them grow"
"Take your time to say no"
"The more you have the less they get"
Who did the Stop at Two campaign target?
All women
Young women
Poor women
Educated women
Focusing on Malay and Indian women living in Singapore rather than ethnically Chinese, the Singaporean government has been accused of
racism
eugenics
genocide
matricide
In the 1970s fertility continued to drop. This included highly educated women. Why was this seen as a problem?
the demographic dividend could turn into a short window
the country won't be able to take advantage of a demographic dividend
the country would have a rapidly rising ageing population in the 1970s
infant mortality rate was likely to skyrocket
What pro-natal policies encouraged educated women to have more babies?
Government encouraged men to choose highly educated women as wives
The government established the Social Development Unit to promote socialising among male and female graduates
The government adopted a stance that "we shouldn't get our women into jobs where they cannot, at the same time, be mothers."
All of the above
None of the above
In 1986 the Government of Singapore had recognised that falling birth rates were an issue so they reversed the Stop at Two campaign and implemented a campaign called
Don't Stop at Two
Whoopee for Three
Get Sexy for Singapore
Have Three or More (if you can afford it)
To boost the population further in the 1980s, Singapore
relaxed its immigration policies
encouraged forced marriages
gave workers Friday afternoons off to "be with their spouses"
restricted access to birth control
Which of the following is NOT a pro-natalist policy in Singapore after 1987?
child benefit increased meaning parents worry less about having cost of children
government sponsored child care
sterilisation and abortion discouraged
family planning and population board established
parents with good academic qualifications would get enhanced benefits
As of 2017, Singapore's birth rate
has not yet been restored to replacement level
is lower than it was in the early 80s
has dropped to .06
had started a meteoric increase
"Phase Two" of Singapore's natal policies can be described as
a moderate success
a failure
as effective as Phase One
a resounding success
A demographer argued that even without the Stop at Two policy, the total fertility rate would've dropped below 2.1 because of...
societal pressure
demographic transition
demographic dividend
economic pressures
The approach that Singapore's government has been towards increasing the birth rate can best be described as
channeling people's emotions
promoting family-friendly workplaces
a monetary approach
effective
