중국 도시지역 한 자녀 세대의 가족가치 지향 : THE FAMILY VALUE ORIENTATION OF ONE CHILD GENERATION IN URBAN CHINA

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study explores the family value orientation of one child generation under the impact of one child policy. Through snowball sampling methods, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 21 only children from urban China. The findings revealed that the one child generation in today’s Chinese society is independent and individuality enough to make their own decisions. At the same time, their consciousness of gender equality is becoming stronger. However, with this enhanced individualism, one child generation did not reduce the care and responsibility toward their parents. The traditional Chinese Confucian value of filial piety still have a great impact on the attitude of one child generation toward their parents’ old-age provision issues. They have not completely reversed the traditional Chinese Confucian value of filial piety. Moreover, through analyzing (1) mate choice, (2) family size preferences, (3) gender preferences, (4) residence pattern, and (5) filial piety and elderly care preferences these five aspects of family values, I found boys’ and girls’ similarities mainly expressed in the family size preferences, gender preferences, and residence pattern. Their differences of family value orientation are related to the mate choice and elderly care preferences. The characteristics of their parents’ family values can be concluded through individualism, contradictory psychology, lacking a sense of security and changing idea of “rear sons for old age support”. Such findings indicate that family values should be understood in the specific sociocultural contexts governing Chinese families across time and place.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• List of Tables iii
• 1. Introduction 1
• 2. Research Background and Review of Existing Literature on Family Values 6
• 2.1. The original and development of One Child Policy 6
• 2.2. Family Value Orientation of One Child Generation 13
• 3. Research Design and Method 19
• 3.1. Guiding Questions 19
• 3.2. Qualitative Approach 20
• 3.3. Sampling Frame 20
• 3.4.Research Location 21
• 3.5. Questionnaires 22
• 3.6. Interview Procedure 23
• 4. The Summary of the Interview Result Review 26
• 4.1. The change of the traditional family value orientation 27
• 4.2. The similarities and differences of family value orientation 36
• 4.2.1. Mate Choice 36
• 4.2.2. Family Size Preferences 39
• 4.2.3. Plans for Post-marital Residence 40
• 4.2.4. Gender Preferences 42
• 4.2.5. Elderly Care Preferences 44
• 4.3. The parents’ family value orientation 47
• 4.3.1. Mate Choice 47
• 4.3.2. Family Size Preferences 48
• 4.3.3. Plans for Post-marital Residence 49
• 4.3.4. Gender Preferences 50
• 4.3.5. Elderly care preferences 52
• 5. Conclusion 55
• References 58