Measures against population growth

The world with its meanwhile approx. 7 billion people are literally bursting at the seams, because the human population is growing rapidly. With the increasing number of people, more and more resources have to be mobilized in order to feed them, to transport them from one place to another or to provide them with medical care. Hardly any inhabitant of the world is aware of what a huge amount of effort it is, combined with unprecedented ecological exploitation.

Where is the population growing fastest?

• That is the highest growth of population in poor regions, such as in African, South American or Arab countries.
• In many of these countries, having children is practically the main role of women and, moreover, they usually have no access to education. The marriage is usually organized by the family.
• In African countries, for example in Kenya, a woman's fertility is decisive. Education campaigns by aid organizations such as the DGVN (German Society for the United Nations) can have little effect, because even if women realize that having one child after another is bad for their health, they have they have no say in the family and they fear losing their husbands to another woman who has more children gives.
• In Germany on the other hand, population growth is declining, but this is usually not presented as a success but as a problem. The reason for this lies in the social system of the Federal Republic.


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Population growth and social system in Germany

• The German social system is structured in such a way that it only works if the number of young, working people is greater than the older retired population.
• From this perspective, German women seem to be giving birth to too few children (total fertility rate 1.3 children per woman).
• Strictly speaking, the problem from an economic point of view is that the citizens, thanks to the improved medical care are getting older and more and more pensioners are being financially supported have to.
• For this reason, the family is still supported in this country, for example through tax breaks and child benefit payments.

Main reasons for the rapid population growth

• One of the most important reasons for the rapid population growth is the role of women in society. In almost all societies and cultures on earth, women are either completely suppressed or they are with them other means (already in her upbringing) made it clear that without a family and children she is practically no real woman is.
• In addition to the ruling governments, many have this view Religions contributed. With their sex-hostile doctrines, they have sexuality as an important, interpersonal one Need pushed into a corner and instead the sexual act as a pure means of reproduction highlighted.
• While rulers aim (s) for a large population (e.g. B. Hitler, Mao), in order to have national strength and enough soldiers for wars in stock or a sufficient tax-paying mass, religions literally live of poor, uneducated masses of people who, due to a lack of education, believe everything that is told to them and who the church willingly support.
• Other reasons why there are more and more people are the good medical care options and improved living conditions in developed countries, which lead to the population aging will.
• Difficult adoption procedures and the desire to have their own child make it difficult, despite the approximately 140 million orphans worldwidethat couples choose to adopt.

Possible measures against overpopulation

• One of the most important measures against population growth is education and awareness. Statistics show that where women have access to education, contraception and freedom, the birth rate is falling.
• This task is very difficult, however, as in some places social and religious beliefs are so ingrained that it is almost impossible to change them.
• The number of young mothers under the age of 20 in European countries also shows that there is not enough education in parenting.
• The education should not only be about contraception, but also about the wonderful experiences a woman can have without a child (traveling, Education, job, etc.) and why it is less morally questionable to have an abortion than to bring a child into the world without any perspective or even for adoption to release.
• Any other measures against population growth are involving more or less violent activities connected, such as the higher taxation introduced in China from the second child, forced abortions, Child murder, etc.