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A qualitative study of Chinese women’s fertility desire in light of the recent two-child policy

Zhang, Yanlin LU (2018) WPMM42 20181
Sociology
School of Social Work
Department of Sociology
Abstract
The study found that during the period prior to the release of the two-child policy, the
decision of whether to have a second child or not had become less affected by the family
planning policy. Some wealthy people, or those who were eager to have a second child
had already had a second child despite the policy, even at the expense of risking a fine.
This ‘rigid birth will’ greatly reduced the effectiveness of the family planning policy.
However, the family planning policy has had a longer lasting impact in that some
people still limit their fertility intentions to within the range of 1-2 children, and there
is rarely a willingness to go higher. Some people would have determined not to have a
second child even if the policy had not... (More)
The study found that during the period prior to the release of the two-child policy, the
decision of whether to have a second child or not had become less affected by the family
planning policy. Some wealthy people, or those who were eager to have a second child
had already had a second child despite the policy, even at the expense of risking a fine.
This ‘rigid birth will’ greatly reduced the effectiveness of the family planning policy.
However, the family planning policy has had a longer lasting impact in that some
people still limit their fertility intentions to within the range of 1-2 children, and there
is rarely a willingness to go higher. Some people would have determined not to have a
second child even if the policy had not existed and as such, this group of people were
not affected by the policy. Other people expressed their desire to have a second child,
but because of various practical factors such as work, family, economy, or personal
pursuits, they have had to prioritize their life choices. At the same time, the study found
that intergenerational expectations still have a great influence on the fertility desire of
the younger generation. (Less)
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author
Zhang, Yanlin LU
supervisor
organization
course
WPMM42 20181
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
fertility desire, sex preference, generation relations, motherhood, two-child policy
language
English
id
8949908
date added to LUP
2018-06-20 13:57:55
date last changed
2018-06-20 13:57:55
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  abstract     = {{The study found that during the period prior to the release of the two-child policy, the
decision of whether to have a second child or not had become less affected by the family
planning policy. Some wealthy people, or those who were eager to have a second child
had already had a second child despite the policy, even at the expense of risking a fine.
This ‘rigid birth will’ greatly reduced the effectiveness of the family planning policy.
However, the family planning policy has had a longer lasting impact in that some
people still limit their fertility intentions to within the range of 1-2 children, and there
is rarely a willingness to go higher. Some people would have determined not to have a
second child even if the policy had not existed and as such, this group of people were
not affected by the policy. Other people expressed their desire to have a second child,
but because of various practical factors such as work, family, economy, or personal
pursuits, they have had to prioritize their life choices. At the same time, the study found
that intergenerational expectations still have a great influence on the fertility desire of
the younger generation.}},
  author       = {{Zhang, Yanlin}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{A qualitative study of Chinese women’s fertility desire in light of the recent two-child policy}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}