Women's status and fertility transition in China in the 1980's : integrating quantitative and qualitative approaches /

1989 and the change of TFR from 1981 to 1989 are used to

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liu, Peihang
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Summary:1989 and the change of TFR from 1981 to 1989 are used to
accessibility to modem knowledge, the prevalence of the
approach of this thesis will outline why and how women's
approaches are used in this thesis to investigate the impacts
autonomy on age of marriage. Total fertility rate (TFR) in
autonomy. The four aspects of female autonomy are examined
by measuring women's economic independence from men, women's
change. Some of the cultural effects, like the value of
children as security assets in the society, and women's roles
China. Women's status in this study refers to female
cultural evidence in this thesis support my hypotheses and
hindered the improvement of women's status, are also
in China, are discussed. Both quantitative and qualitative
in the process of changing the patriarchal family structure
increase in women's economic and educational levels, but,
institution of gender and in social norms, both of which have
marriage have negative relationships with fertility
more importantly, it also means that changes in the social
necessary.
of women's status on fertility behavior. The statistical and
patriarchal family structure in the society, and female's
promotes, "more children more happiness". This study also
represent the fertility level in the 1980s. The theoretical
respectively. The unpopularity of the patriarchal family
show that women's autonomy in economy, education, and
shows that improving women's status not only means an
status affects fertility and will give special attention to
status, affect fertility in the 1980s across the provinces of
structure in the society helps to emancipate women from
the situations and the change in the social institutions
This thesis analyzes how women's status, and change in
traditional values of kinship power and son preference which
which related to women's status that lead to fertility
Item Description:"Major subject: Sociology".
Vita.
Physical Description:x, 90 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.