scholarly journals Family Resource Dilution in Expanded Families and the Empowerment of Married Only Daughters: Evidence From the Educational Investment in Children in Urban China

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaotao Wang ◽  
Xiaotian Feng
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Chinese Family ◽  
Educational Investment ◽  
Family Resources ◽  
Chinese Families ◽  
Only Children ◽  
Resource Dilution ◽  
Investment In Children ◽  
Family Resource

The One-Child Policy dramatically changed the Chinese family structure, and the literature indicates that only children may have an advantage in terms of family resource dilution. Moreover, as Chinese families traditionally prioritize investing in sons, only daughters are found to have been empowered by the policy because they did not need to compete with their brothers for parental investment. However, the literature is limited to only teenage children when they were still living in their parents' homes. It is unclear whether—when the generation of only children grew up and married—their family structure differed from that of children with siblings and whether married only daughters retained more family resources from their parents. Based on the data analysis of a 2016 survey, “Study of Youths in 12 Cities of Mainland China,” including a sample of 1,007 fathers and 2,168 mothers born between 1975 and 1985, this study explores the empowerment of married only daughters, employing the theory of family resource dilution in expanded Chinese families. Using educational investment in children as an example, and with random intercept models, this study presents empirical evidence that the dilution of family resources in Chinese expanded families still benefits males and patrilineal practices. Thus, this study demonstrates that Chinese families still tend to sacrifice the interests of married daughters to ensure support for their adult sons. However, it also illustrates that married only daughters could still connect to their parents' resources, giving them a relatively dominant position for decision-making regarding the family's educational expenditure on her own children. Thus, this study extends our understanding of the family resource dilution theory to Chinese expanded families, underscoring the need for further research on Chinese only children after they marry and form families of their own.

scholarly journals Rethinking the Fertility Transition in Rural Aragón (Spain) Using Height Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8338
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Marco-Gracia ◽  
Margarita López-Antón
Keyword(s):  
Rural Area ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Fertility Transition ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Resource Dilution ◽  
Life Trajectories ◽  
Investment In Children ◽  
Average Family Size ◽  
Family Resource ◽  
Height Data

Based on an analysis of the life trajectories of 2510 conscripts and their families from a Spanish rural area in the period 1835–1977, this paper studies the development of the fertility transition in relation to height using bivariate analyses. The use of heights is an innovative perspective of delving into the fertility transition and social transformation entailed. The results confirm that the men with a low level of biological well-being (related to low socio-economic groups) were those who started to control their fertility, perhaps due to the effect that increased average family size had on their budget. The children of individuals who controlled their fertility were taller than the children of other families. Therefore, the children of parents who controlled their fertility experienced the largest intergenerational increase in height (approximately 50% higher). This increase could be due to the consequence of a greater investment in children (Becker’s hypothesis) or a greater availability of resources for the whole family (resource dilution hypothesis).

scholarly journals Personality of ‘Only Children’ and ‘Children with a Sibling’

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaya Eknath Badi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
T Test ◽  
Joint Family ◽  
Nuclear Families ◽  
Only Children ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Differences

Nowadays in India, a social and family structure is changing rapidly. Society is shifting from its traditional joint family structure to nuclear families. In last few years, it is observed that couples prefer to keep their family smaller and many of them even prefer to have only one child. The current study tries to explore the effect of being single or having a sibling on the personality of children. Following the OCEAN model of personality, NEO-FFI was administered on 200 college students. 50 girls and 50 boys without a sibling and 50 girls and 50 boys with one sibling were selected from senior colleges in Pune city. By using ‘t’ test the mean differences were statistically computed. Results showed that there are no significant differences between only children and children with a sibling on all five factors of personality (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism).

scholarly journals Language Choice Used by Chinese Family in Langsa

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Yusmawati Yusmawati ◽  
Cut Intan Lestari ◽  
Nurul Hidayah
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Language Choice ◽  
Social Condition ◽  
Chinese Family ◽  
Cultural Tradition ◽  
Chinese Families ◽  
Language Selection ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Town

The research aims at identifying the language choice used by Chinese family in Langsa, the phenomenon that has long been seen in Chinese families: having tendency to choose Indonesian as the second language in their families even though they live in the Aceh region. This phenomenon is not only seen in the town but also in urban areas. The emergence of language selection is caused by the occurrence of language, social condition, and cultural tradition. The interesting thing to look at and study in connection with this phenomenon is that members in the family are from the Chinese ethnic group and speakers of native Chinese but the language used to communicate with the community in the chosen environment is Indonesian. The focus of this research is to analyze language selection Indonesia in a Chinese family in Langsa. The research is executed by means of descriptive qualitative method supported by the technique of interview to get deep information about the language choice.

scholarly journals From Traditional to Transnational: The Chung Family History as a Case Example

Genealogy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Liu
Keyword(s):  
Family History ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Filial Piety ◽  
Chinese Family ◽  
Or Education ◽  
Chinese Families ◽  
Traditional Family ◽  
Family Tradition ◽  
Inheritance System ◽  
Harmonious Family

A harmonious family of three generations living under one roof is often an assumed image of a Chinese traditional family. In reality, few Chinese families resemble this image. My article uses the Chung family history to illustrate how a family in rural Guangdong, South China, experienced a fast social ascent or descent in one generation. Its history reveals many aspects of Chinese family tradition, such as filial piety, equal inheritance system among sons, or education as an important family agenda. The rise and fall of this family also helps us understand the competitive social environment of Guangdong that sent hundreds of thousand immigrants overseas in the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth century. When some members of the Chung family migrated overseas, other members followed. The Chung lineage, similar to numerous Cantonese immigrant families in America, became transnational in culture.

REVISITING THE FATHER-SON CONFLICTS IN CHINESE FAMILIES FROM A CULTURAL LENS: IMPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY-CENTERED PRACTICE IN CHINESE SOCIETIES

2009 ◽  
Vol 43 (01) ◽  
pp. 43-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
SIMON T. M. CHAN
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Marital Conflict ◽  
Filial Piety ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Chinese Family ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Clinical Context ◽  
Chinese Families ◽  
Family Interview ◽  
Family Centered

A Chinese proverb reads "Wu Chou Bu Cheng Fu Zi"—無仇不成父子 (hatred bonds the father and his son). This well describes many of the father-son struggles found in clinical cases in Chinese families where the son rejects the father, who tries his best to get along with the son. The explanation for this phenomenon can be found in the field of family therapy (Bowen, 1976, 1985; Minuchin, 1996, 1993), which states that the son is being triangulated in the marital conflict and allied with the mother. However, there is no comprehensive account of the issue of father-son conflict and its inconsistency with classical Chinese concepts such as filial piety. This gap in the research can be addressed with interviews of Chinese families in a clinical context, in which the concept of family justice (大義滅親) can be deduced. This article not only unearths the concept of family justice in Chinese families, which hitherto has been rather hidden (Hall,1990), but also prepares that way to continue the research practice of conducting family interview on Chinese families. Through such conceptual discussions, classical concepts in Chinese culture can be recalled, and strategies for indigenous Chinese family therapy can be cultivated.

Vacation Benefits and Activities

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinran Y. Lehto ◽  
Xiaoxiao Fu ◽  
Hanliang Li ◽  
Lingqiang Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Chinese Family ◽  
Market Segment ◽  
Chinese Families ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Scholarly Attention

Family as a travel unit is an emerging phenomenon in China. This market segment, however, has not received as much scholarly attention as it deserves. This study investigated the vacation benefits that Chinese families pursue and their destination activity participation. Factor analysis revealed four dimensions of vacation benefits sought, namely, Communication and Togetherness, Shared Exploration, Escape and Relaxation, and Experiential Learning for Children. Taking pictures and videos was noted to be the most prevalent activity that Chinese family travelers were engaged in. This study further explored the interrelationships between the benefit-sought domains and destination activities. The results identified significant linkages between the two. The uncovered associations suggested that vacation activities served as a functional means to an end for Chinese families. Theoretical and managerial implications of the findings were discussed, followed by recommendations for future research.

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