Changes in Policy, Changes in Fertility? An Examination of Changes in Fertility Aspirations in China

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作者
Blair, Sampson Lee [1 ]
Dong, Shi [2 ]
机构
[1] SUNY Buffalo, Dept Sociol, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA
[2] Dept Sociol, 42-43 Pk End St, Oxford OX1 1JD, England
关键词
aspirations; China; fertility; gender; marriage; HONG-KONG; MARRIAGE; INTENTION;
D O I
10.3138/jcfs.54.2.050
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
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1204 ;
摘要
Fertility policies in China have changed substantially over recent years, with the intention of allowing individuals to bear more children and, thereby, to increase the total fertility rate. Using a sample of young adults, this study examines changes in fertility aspirations (the desired number of children, and the timing of first birth) across the three fertility policy periods (One-Child, Two-Child, and Three-Child). The results show that both young females and males increasingly prefer fewer children, and a later age at first birth. Both parental and peer factors are shown to significantly affect fertility aspirations, yet individual factors, such as gender attitudes and pronatal beliefs, yield stronger associations. The implications of the findings, along with the possible future of fertility patterns in China, are discussed with the developmental paradigm. Les politiques de fecondite en Chine ont considerablement change au cours des dernieres annees, dans le but de permettre aux individus d'avoir plus d'enfants et, par consequent, d'augmenter le taux de fecondite total. A l'aide d'un echantillon de jeunes adultes, cette etude examine les evolutions des aspirations en matiere de fecondite (le nombre d'enfants desire et le moment de la premiere naissance) au cours de trois periodes correspondant a differentes politiques de fecondite (un enfant, deux enfants et trois enfants). Les resultats revelent que les jeunes femmes et les jeunes hommes preferent de plus en plus avoir moins d'enfants et retarder l'age de la premiere naissance. Les facteurs parentaux et les facteurs lies aux pairs ont une incidence significative sur les aspirations en matiere de fecondite, mais les facteurs individuels, tels que les attitudes a l'egard du sexe et les croyances prenatales, sont davantage associes a ces aspirations. Les implications des resultats, ainsi que l'avenir possible des modeles de fecondite en Chine, sont discutes avec le paradigme du developpement.
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页码:185 / 202
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