Happy families
- Contributor(s):
- Singapore Family Planning and Population Board, issuing body. Media/Materials Clearinghouse (Johns Hopkins University), donor.
- Publication:
- [Singapore] : Singapore Family Planning and Population Board, [1968]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Moving image
- Subject(s):
- Contraception Family Relations Happiness Singapore
- Genre(s):
- Popular Work
- Abstract:
- Set in Singapore, this film dramatically presents the personal, family, and national implications of too many pregnancies and too many children born. One woman dies after a botched abortion and another takes her own life, both unable to cope with an additional pregnancy when multiple children already need care at home. Another mother whose children are grown lives a lonely life, having neglected her marital relationship in order to raise a large number of children. These situations are contrasted with calm, contented families that have only two or three children, well-spaced. The biggest family of all is "the state," which cannot succeed in providing jobs, education, and housing for its people if stressed by overpopulation. For love of their families, including the state itself, parents are urged to plan their families as the government has planned for its charges. Women are invited to visit their nearest family planning clinic, where staff speak multiple languages to serve a diverse population.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 011 min.
- Color:
- Black and white
- Sound:
- Sound
- Provenance:
- Gift; Media/Materials Clearinghouse, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs; 20011203; Acc# 2002-14.
- Technique:
- Live action
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101774622 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101774622