7th+Grade+-+SS+-+Radio+Series+No.+1


 * Radio Series #1 – Family Life in Modern China**
 * “The Music of Lutes and Harps” – The changing tune of family life in modern China.**

Click on the link below for the reading material that was supplied in class, the link also has the radio documentary available for download or streaming.

http://www.radionetherlands.nl/documentaries/060823doc
 * Radio Netherlands:**

Below you will find the questions that were handed out in class.

//Gather as much information as you can about the following topics that are discussed in the documentary.//
 * PART ONE**

Marriage Law of 1950 / Marriage in China
 * First five minutes:**

Mao Zedong

One Child Policy


 * Four Chinese Young People**
 * Lucy, Wilber, Josh, Jenny** – what are their family lives like? How are they similar and different?
 * Lucy, Wilber, Josh, Jenny** – what are their family lives like? How are they similar and different?

It has changed China greatly. It has prevented 300 million births since its beginning. Using your knowledge, write how you think it has changed the following things in Chinese life/culture:
 * Impact of the one child policy**
 * Status of women:
 * City Planning:
 * Design of Cars:
 * Relationshis between the sexes:
 * Relationships between parents and children:
 * Migration:
 * Expectations:


 * PART TWO**
 * Old Customs**
 * Why does society prefer sons over daughters?
 * What is this Gender Surplus and imbalance? What does this mean for the future of China? How is it changing family life and marriage?
 * Describe what you think the speaker meant when he said that there could be a rise in military enrollment and high risk combat jobs.

(pg. 29 in your book)
 * Part Three**
 * “Happy union with wife and children is like the music of lutes and harps.”**
 * Confucius:**

Using a graphic organizer, compare and contrast grandparents and their social standing in China with grandparents here in America.
 * Respect the elderly**

What problems are facing young people in urban China today? How has materialism and capitalism changed marriage in China?
 * Part Four**

For me a complete life is to be married, to have a child, to have a whole family. If I don’t have these things I will not be happy, my parents will not be happy. Do you agree, disagree, compare and contrast this with your average American ideals.
 * Respond to these quotes:**

What are the differences of opinions amongst young people in China on this subject? Compare and contrast this with your our feelings.
 * Friends vs. Family**