Made in China, a matter of physics

In 1687 Sir Isaac Newton postulated the third law of physics: For every action, there is an equaland opposite reaction. This theorem is usually employed in regard to motion and matter, but it is also the premise of life in general and especially when the natural laws of science are manipulated by humans.

Over the last 60 years the advancement of science technology has given humanity amazing advancements that provides instant communication, life saving medicine, abundance of energy and time-saving conveniences. With each of these technological innovations, however, a negative can be found. On the simplest terms, electricity has brought cheap and plentiful power and light to most of the world. But with electricity came air condition and a thousand other devices, and the front porch became a thing of the past. Why is the loss of the front porch significant? People now stay cloistered in their house no longer needing to sit outside for a cool breeze and causing their interaction with their neighbors who walk by. We have become a society of individuals within a family not a family within a community.

In China, a crisis is taking place. It is not political, environmental, or even monetary; not yet anyway. By 2020, 40 million Chinese men of marriage age will be unable to find a wife due of the shortage of women caused by female infanticide. With the imposition of strict population controls by the Communist government and the cultural preference for boys over girls, the Chinese have interfered with the biological balance of gender in births. And soon the price of trying to manipulate Mother Nature will be a problem that will affect China in ways that can not be fully foreseen.

In the past, wars have wiped out large percentages of men. Women during those times were often left with little hope for marriage. However, before antibiotics and the advancement of medical knowledge to current levels, many women died during childbirth, allowing second marriages for men and second chances for unmarried women.

How the Chinese will attempt to rectify the sociological problem caused by the over abundance of men is unclear. Will their be an influx, voluntary or not, of women from other Asian countries to make up for the shortage? If so, how will the introduction of the culturally different females affect Chinese society? What is certain is that the men of China will not subserviently accept the monastic life that the lack of women will offer.

Most sociologist who have studied societies without the wide influence of women have noted that the turmoil and discontent is higher than in more homogeneous populations. Prostitution rises and with it the inevitable spread of sexually transmitted disease. But even the availability of prostitutes does not satisfy the need in most humans to establish an emotional bond with another and become a familial unit. An example would be the old US West which was initially filled with men looking for gold and furs. Lawlessness was the rampant until families arrived or were formed bringing a greater stability than before.

The impact of China is already being felt through its need of energy, and its ability to export cheap goods to eager world consumers. In the future, the societal problems of China will not be China’s alone, but will reverberate around the globe. Like the drip of water in a pond, the waves of change will spread out with an affect much greater than the original force.

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