Resistant to change? The transition to parenthood among married adults in China
2017; Wiley; Volume: 39; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/1467-6427.12150
ISSN1467-6427
AutoresYuying Tong, Martin Piotrowski, Yueyun Zhang,
Tópico(s)Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
ResumoUsing retrospective life history data from the 2008 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) and discrete time event history analysis, this study investigates the transition to parenthood of adult males and females for the 1965 to 2004 marriage cohorts. We find that Chinese people generally prefer to become parents soon after marriage. We also find that more recent marriage cohorts are less likely to become parents compared to earlier cohort for males, but this is not the case for women. This indicates that economic or role incompatibility in general does not prevent women from becoming mothers, which in general supports the idea that there are alternative resources available for women to balance the role incompatibility in China's context. The extended family is an important resource for married couples to rely upon to raise young children. This study sheds light on China's family therapy practice, which should take into consideration the demographic trends and cultural factors in understanding the role conflict within the family, such as intergenerational relations and gender ideology. 抗拒改变？中国已婚成年人向父母角色的时间过渡 本文运用2008年中国综合社会调查的回顾性生活史数据和离散时间事件历史分析法, 研究了1965年至2004年间已婚群体中成年男性和女性向父母身份的过渡时间。我们发现, 中国人普遍喜欢在婚后很快成为父母。然而, 与早期的已婚男性群体相比, 我们发现在其他条件相同的情况下, 近期的已婚男性群体没成为父母的可能性更大, 但是女性的情况并不是这样。这个发现表明, 经济或职业的角色冲突并不妨碍女性早日成为母亲。 这大致支持这样一种观点： 即在中国的社会文化背景下, 其他可获得性的资源可以帮助女性平衡其作为母亲和与扮演其他社会角色的冲突。扩展家庭是已婚夫妇所能依靠的养育幼儿的重要资源。这项研究揭示了中国的家庭治疗实践应考虑到人口统计学要素的变化趋势和文化因素, 以了解家庭中的角色冲突, 如代际关系和性别意识形态。 关键词：首次生育；时机；中国
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