Abhorrence of the often draconian methods adopted by the Chinese government for dealing with the issue should not prevent students from gaining an appreciation of the magnitude of the challenge or of alternative policies for encouraging voluntary compliance with national goals. The second unit focuses on the all important institution of the family and include a role-play on marriage, an exercise on naming children, and the design of a Chinese home. The last two lessons are reproduced with permission from the Echoes of China volume. The various aspects of interpersonal relations in China are explored in unit 3. Unit 4 on Education examines the dramatic shifts in educational policy over the past thirty years through the eyes of students in China.
Alternative readings provide materials for class discussion.
Units 5 and 6 focus on Women and Minorities , two important groups in Chinese society.