title: One child per couple policy.
abstract: In 1988 the Chinese policy of allowing couples to have a second child when the first is a girl was extended to rural areas throughout the country, except for the provinces of Sichuan and Jiangsu and the municipalities of Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin.
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001519:Behavior; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005191:Family Characteristics; D016656:Family Planning Policy; D005195:Family Relations; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D009679:Nuclear Family; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011584:Psychology; D011640:Public Policy; D012424:Rural Population; D012723:Sex; D012945:Social Values
keywords: Antinatalist Policy; Asia; Behavior; China; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Legislation; One Child Policy; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Policy; Psychological Factors; Rural Population; Sex Preference--legal aspects; Social Policy; Sons; Value Orientation