Scenes of healthy people of many nations are juxtaposed with malnourished and crowded children of other countries to open this film which discusses the way in which population growth has interfered with the ecological balance. Discusses family planning programs as one way of alleviating the problem.
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ACMI Identifier
322949
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food supply - Developing countries
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Developing countries - Population
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Developing countries - Population
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Overpopulation
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Birth control - Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Population
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Family - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food supply - Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Overpopulation
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Birth control - Developing countries
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Birth control - Developing countries
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Health and hygiene
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)