Division of domestic labor and fertility behaviors in China:the impact of extended family traditions on gender equity theory  

作　　者：Qi Xu 

机构地区：[1]Nanjing University,163 Xianlin Avenue,Qixia District,Nanjing 210023,Jiangsu,China

出　　处：《China Population and Development Studies》2021年第3期41-60,共20页当代中国人口与发展（英文）

摘　　要：Gender equity in division of domestic labor and its positive effects on fertility have been well documented in Western countries.This research extends the classic gen-der equity theory to East Asia,a country with an extended family tradition that complicates gender roles.Using four waves of data from the China Family Panel Study(CFPS),we find that:(1)parents or parents-in-law serve as a major source of informal help for housework and childcare in China;(2)the domestic help from parents can significantly increase the likelihood of childbearing for Chinese women;(3)the help from husbands is less important and only significant when parental help is absent.While gender equity in the West has a profound influence on gender equity in the East,Confucian traditions that assign roles according to gender and to the relationships among grandparents,parents,and children are a force to be reckoned with in China.

关 键 词：Division of domestic labor Fertility behaviors China Grandparents caring for grandchildren Extended family system 

分 类 号：C92[社会学—人口学]