From One Child to Two Children : Opportunities and Challenges for the One-Child Generation Cohort in China / / Shibei Ni

• Autore: Ni Shibei
• Pubblicazione: London, England : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023]; ©2023
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (245 pages)
• Disciplina: 304.660951
• Soggetto topico: Birth control - Government policy - China
• Soggetto geografico: China Population
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background and Study Context -- 1.1.1 Family Planning Programme and the One-Child Generation -- 1.1.2 Low Fertility Trend and Emancipation of Women in China After 1949 -- 1.2 Fertility Decision-Making: Concepts and Mechanisms -- 1.2.1 From Fertility Intention to Realisation -- 1.2.2 Theory of Planned Behaviour Applied in Fertility Decision-Making Process -- 1.2.3 Individual Considerations in Shaping Fertility Intentions -- 1.2.3.1 Within the Household Realm -- 1.2.3.2 Opportunity Cost -- 1.2.3.3 Social Networks and Interactions -- 1.2.4 Macro-context Contributing to Fertility Decision-Making -- 1.2.4.1 Policy Responses to Low Fertility -- 1.3 Research Aims and Scope of the Book -- References -- 2 Fertility and Family in China -- 2.1 Evolution of Family Planning in China -- 2.1.1 China's Population Before 1949 -- 2.1.2 Birth Control Practice Between 1949 and 1970 -- 2.1.3 Family Planning Policy From the 1970s -- 2.1.4 Implementation of Family Planning Programme -- 2.1.4.1 Public Attitudes to Family Planning Policy -- 2.1.4.2 Incentives and Disincentives -- 2.1.4.3 Local Enforcement and Practice -- 2.2 Impact of Family Planning Policies on Population Change in China -- 2.2.1 Fertility Decline -- 2.2.2 Ageing Society -- 2.2.3 Skewed Sex Ratio -- 2.3 Transition From One-Child Policy to Two-Child Policy -- 2.4 Family Dynamics and the One-Child Generation -- 2.4.1 Family Evolution in China -- 2.4.2 The One-Child Generation -- 2.5 Women's Status and Gender Inequality -- 2.5.1 Women's Status and Women's Employment -- 2.5.2 The One-Child Policy and Young Women -- 2.6 Fertility Intention Studies on China -- 2.6.1 Review of Research on Fertility Intentions in China -- 2.6.2 Research on Motherhood for Young Women in Urban China. ; 2.6.3 Summary: Gaps in the Research on Fertility Intentions in China -- 2.7 Conceptual Framework of the Research -- References -- 3 Investigating Young People's Reproductive Desires with a Mixed Methodology -- 3.1 Mixed-Methods Approach-The Convergent Design -- 3.1.1 Rationale of Using Mixed-Methods Strategy -- 3.1.2 Research Design -- 3.1.3 Area of Research: Jiangsu Province -- 3.2 Quantitative Approach: 2010 Jiangsu Fertility Intention and Behaviour Survey -- 3.3 Qualitative Fieldwork and Reflections -- 3.3.1 Selection of Fieldwork Sites -- 3.3.2 Data Collection and Reflections -- References -- 4 Fertility Intentions of Young People Prior to the Two-Child Policy -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Key Measurements and Variables -- 4.2.1 Measures of Fertility Intention -- 4.2.2 Level of Education and Covariates -- 4.2.3 Analysis Method and Limitations -- 4.3 Results -- 4.3.1 Descriptive Characteristics -- 4.3.2 Regression Analysis -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Young People's Fertility Intentions and Concerns Under the Two-Child Policy Context -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Limited Influence of the Two-Child Policy -- 5.2.1 A Minimal Effect on Increasing Most People's Fertility Intentions -- 5.2.2 Positive Impact on Individuals of Certain Occupations -- 5.3 Fertility Intentions of Young People in Jiangsu -- 5.3.1 Ideal Family Size and Intended Timing of Childbearing -- 5.3.1.1 Two or More Than Two Children: Keeping Each Other Company -- 5.3.1.2 One Child or Childless: A Complex of Considerations -- 5.3.1.3 Intended Timing of Childbearing -- 5.3.2 Preference of Sex at Birth -- 5.3.3 Variances Between Sub-Groups -- 5.4 Obstacles to the Transition to Second Birth -- 5.4.1 Household Economic Status -- 5.4.2 Anticipated Heavy Load of Childcare for Women -- 5.5 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Family and Career Through a Gendered Lens -- 6.1 Introduction. ; 6.2 Pattern of Family Life With Children: Generational Support as the Main Reliable Source for Childcare -- 6.3 The Interplay Between Career and Family Upon Parenthood: Gendered Perceptions and Choices -- 6.3.1 Young and Well-Educated Women's Conundrum: Squeezed Career Paths for All Phases -- 6.3.2 Dual Burdens on Women Versus Men's Absence in Childcare -- 6.3.3 Exacerbated Gender Division Within Family-Adverse Impact of Intergenerational Support -- 6.4 "It All Derives From Policies": Critical Reflections on the Trajectory of Fertility Policies in Urban China -- 6.4.1 Policy, One-child Generation and Values of Having Children -- 6.4.2 Policy and Women in China -- 6.4.3 Policy and Fertility Intentions -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Conclusion -- 7.1 Summary of Empirical Findings -- 7.1.1 Prior to the Introduction of the Two-Child Policy -- 7.1.2 Post-universal Two-Child Policy (2016) -- 7.2 Discussion and Policy Implications -- 7.2.1 Fertility Intentions of the One-Child Generation in Urban Jiangsu -- 7.2.2 Perceived Obstacles, Gender Relations and Intergenerational Support -- 7.2.3 Influences and Effectiveness of Population and Family Policy -- 7.2.4 Policy Implications -- 7.3 Contributions to Existing Literature and Practice -- 7.4 Strengths and Limitations of the Study -- 7.5 Recommendations for Future Research -- References -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: From One Child to Two Children
• ISBN: 1-349-96093-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910799244303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II