The changing profile of the Taiwanese family and the governmental response
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12911090 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fen‐ling Chen (0009-0009-2196-7476, National Taiwan University, corresponding author), Pei‐Shan Yang (0000-0001-9227-3919, National Taiwan University), Lillian Lih-Rong Wang (National Taiwan University) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 135-145 |
| Publication date | 2010-10-22 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Asian Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1751-6242 • E-ISSN: 1751-6234 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17516234.2010.501158 |
| OpenAlex | W2078909251 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
In our risk society, traditional Taiwanese families face many challenges: more women have entered the labour market; men's jobs have become less secure; the average fertility rate has been declining; delayed marriage and the decision not to marry have become increasingly popular; and divorce is now acceptable and widely practised. All these changes, which are the result of the new global economy, threaten Taiwan's patriarchal family structure and traditional intergenerational contract. Using data from a national survey, we found that the younger generations of Taiwanese have new views about the necessity of marriage and the importance of having a son. They also have fewer expectations of receiving intergenerational support. Women in Taiwan tended to be sceptical about marriage, the importance given to the birth of a son and the benefits of having children. Families in financial difficulties tend to avoid taking responsibility for the care of elderly parents. In a risk society, the state may be required to accept and support non-traditional families
Birth rate · Economic growth · Economics · Face (sociological concept · Family planning · Fertility · Political science · Population · Skepticism · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Total fertility rate · Demography · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Women’s Education, Autonomy, and Reproductive Behaviour
Women and the Welfare State
New Risks and Social Change
Globalization and Regional Welfare Regimes
The East Asian welfare model
The changing status of women in Taiwan
Social Policy in South Korea
Productivist Welfare Capitalism
Stability and change in living arrangements in Indonesia, Singapore, and Taiwan, 1993-99
Development and Women's Emancipation
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2012 - 2023 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |