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'Baby machines' eastern Europe's answer to depopulation

Sarah Best

11th March 2020

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Here is an interesting story about how Hungary and Poland are trying to tackle falling birth rates.

The article highlights how mostly right-wing governments are providing financial incentives to young families to have (more) children).

This article could be used for Families and Households (New Right, functionalism, feminism) and demographic changes (birth rates, fertility rates).

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Sarah Best

Sarah is a passionate full-time Head of Sociology and Psychology and has worked in a variety in schools in the UK, and she is currently working in a British international school. She is keen to develop and boost the profile of both subjects.