The Neo-Malthusian Theory

Presentation Order
1st. Introduction & Explanations - Latoya
2nd. Information on the Theory: Amanda (1st) & Copeland (2nd) & Paul (3rd)
3rd Explanation if necessary Latoya
4th. Selective Procreation Copeland
5th. Explanation if necessary Latoya
6th. Planned Parenthood Amanda (1st) & Latoya (2nd)
7th. Explanation if necessary Amanda
8th. Similarity between Neo and Malthusian Paul
9th. How they are different Copeland
10th. Critics Amanda (1st), Paul (2nd) & Latoya (3rd)

INFORMATION ON NEO-MALTHUSIAN THEORY

1st.

AMANDA: The Neo-Malthusian theory is a more or less revised version of the

Malthusian theory which was explained by Yasandes group, however, it reflects much of
Malthus thinking. The Neo-Malthusian theory illustrates a picture of the population growth
believing that the population of the world has been growing rapidly and assuming that the world
would be better and safer is there were fewer people a smaller population. The Neo-Malthusian
theory blames poverty just the same as the Malthusian theory on the rapid growth of the
population. However, they maintain that the economic problems of the poor can be improved
only by teaching them about modern birth-control techniques.

2ND. COPELAND: This theory lead two movements, the birth-control movement in the late
1800s and the worldwide population-control movement that passed over into the 1950s to the
early 1970s. They did not believe the moral restraint, which is abstinence or Malthus checks
(the positive check, which comprises starvation & killing of nation and the preventive check
consisting birth control, abortion and abstinence from the Malthus theory) are enough to control
the growth of the population. Instead, they are strong supporters of contraceptives and birth
control and believe that these are the key to maintaining control of the population.

3rd: PAUL: They expand on Malthus theories by making links between the increasing population
and environmental phenomena. They argue that an increasing population, along with excessive
consumption and economic production, will eventually lead to the exhaustion of essential
resources as well as ecological collapse; this refers to a situation where an ecosystem suffers a

drastic, possibly permanent, reduction in carrying capacity for all organisms, often resulting in
mass extinction, citied Trovato in 2004
However, the Neo-Malthusian theory supports two (2) main ideologies, these are
Selective Procreation and Planned Parenthood.

4TH.
Selective Procreation/Reproduction
COPELAND: The Eugenicist, which is defined as a set of beliefs and practices that aims
at improving the genetic quality of the human population. The Eugenicist movement started in
the 19th century. It promoted the world view that only certain races should be allowed to have
children. For instance, the whites. Unacceptable races such as the blacks and Chinese. They
should be prevented from having children, this way only the whites would inhabit the earth.

6th

Planned Parenthood
1ST AMANDA: This concept was promoted by Annie Besant and Margaret Sanger in the earth
20th century in the USA. This proposal received significant financial support from foundations
and firms to promote the use the of the birth control, especially for people in places such as Latin
America, Africa and the Caribbean. It was said that these mentioned countries suffer the most
from the massive poverty, unemployment and malnutrition.

2ND LATOYA: The planned parenthood policy was a success in China since 1970. In 1972, the
fertility rate fell from 5.9 births per women to 1.9. In India, people opposed to the use of
condoms and other birth control measures, therefore, fertility increased. Among those people was
Thaman Singh, who believed that many children meant riches. But, in the 1960s and 70s,
Garrett Hardin and Paul Ehrlich were the ones who promoted the Neo-Malthusian theory on
population.

8th
The Similarities between the Neo and Malthusian theory
PAUL: 1. Both the Neo and Malthusian theory suggests that the population control is inevitable,
in simpler terms, controlling the population is sure to happen.
2. Both the Neo and Malthusian theory also suggests that the rapid growth in connected
to poverty. In the Malthusian theory, it also objected to poor laws allowing grants welfare to
the poor, such as food, clothing and basic needs for the poor. The grants welfare, encourage the
poor to reproduce at a rapid rate just so they can benefit from the programme.

9th.
How the Neo and Malthusian theory differ
COPELAND: The Neo-Malthusians accept other forms of birth control apart from moral
restraint. The Neo-Malthusians even proposed that only certain races should be allowed to have
children and did not support Malthus ideas of positive checks, where the force of war, (extreme
scarcity of food, diseases and overindulge (meaning, having too much of something enjoyable)

10th.
Criticism of the Neo-Malthusian Theory
AMANDA: The developing countries have been exploited by population control policies. Since
1925, Puerto Rican women have been used as guinea pigs for testing the effectiveness of the
different birth control measures. This has reportedly pushed up the rate of women suffering from
cervical cancer.

PAUL: In the 1960s, some heads of governments of the developing countries including China,
opposed the idea of planned parenthood and selective procreation as an attempt to minimize the
population of these countries for fear of being overthrown.
LATOYA: It is claimed that South Africa during apartheid; (a system of racial segregation;
separation of humans into racial groups) had imposed sterilization of young black women since
the 1950s. Sterilization is any of a number of medical techniques that intentionally leave a
person unable to reproduce.