Legacy of the One-Child Policy
Marriage Dilemmas in Urban and Rural China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21829371 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yujia Gu (Tec-Masters (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 173 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Culture and History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1916-9655 • E-ISSN: 1916-9663 |
| Publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5539/ach.v14n2p173 |
| OpenAlex | W4308295817 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
China’s one-child policy, the family planning policy enforced in 1980, continued for almost 36 years and created a lasting impact on both China’s declining total fertility rate (TFR) and its sex ratio imbalance. This paper discusses the marriage dilemma caused by the one-child policy and its separate outcomes in urban and rural areas. In urban areas, the expense for childbearing, the equated monthly installment (EMI) payments, and the self-consuming nature of marriage contributed to the declining marriage rate as well as the TFR. In rural settings, the surplus of single men due to the entrenched “son preference” created a demand for the bride-trafficking market, an industry of purchasing a bride as a form of property. In this paper, I conclude that the marriage crisis and its side effects are the legacies of the one-child policy, and the Chinese government needs to craft effective approaches in addressing these problems
China · Demographic economics · Development economics · Dilemma · Economic growth · Economics · Family planning · Marriage market · One-child policy · Political science · Population · Sociology · Total fertility rate · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law
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