‘I couldn't hold the whole thing’: the role of gender, individualisation and risk in shaping fertility preferences in Taiwan

Freeman, Emily; Ma, Xin; Yan, Ping; Yang, Weizhong; Gietel‐Basten, Stuart

doi:10.1080/17441730.2017.1386408

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“…Extensive literature provides evidence that when there is equality in the family where husbands share both domestic labour and childcare, relieving women from the double burden, partners' relationships become more fulfilled and they have an increased desire to continue childbearing (Brinton et al, 2018;Cavalli & Rosina, 2011;Duvander & Andersson, 2006;Freeman et al, 2018;Kan & Hertog, 2017;Mills et al, 2008;Neyer, Lappegard, & Vignoli, 2013).…”

Section: Gender Perspectives the Theory Of Gender Revolution And Fermentioning

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“…In regard to fertility, studies use different ways to operationalize the fertility outcome. While most research focuses on continued childbearing for different parities (e.g., Aassve et al, 2015;Cooke, 2009;Goldscheider, Bernhardt, & Branden, 2013;Miettinen et al, 2015;Torr & Short, 2004), abundant research examines fertility intentions (e.g., Brinton et al, 2018;Cavalli & Rosina, 2011;Freeman et al, 2018;Harknett, Billari, & Medalia, 2014;Kan & Hertog, 2017;Mills et al, 2008;Neyer et al, 2013;Yang, 2017;Yoon, 2017).…”

Section: Gender Perspectives the Theory Of Gender Revolution And Fermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These antecedents follow "a sequential process" which begins with non-conscious motivational dispositions (traits) for having children, that then leads to conscious desires and intentions to have children or not, and finally to childbearing behavior or its avoidance. 1 Most of the research on gender-fertility relationships focuses on fertility intentions rather than individuals' desired/ideal family size, since exploring fertility intentions reveals more realistic outcomes than fertility ideals (see Freeman et al, 2018).…”

Section: Gender Perspectives the Theory Of Gender Revolution And Fermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, while Oláh (2003) documents a positive influence of a more equal sharing of housework and childcare on intentions to have a second child in Hungary, Mills et al (2008) show a negative association between an unequal division of housework and mothers' intention to have a second child in Italy. Again in countries where the male breadwinner family model prevails, an unequal domestic sharing suppresses fertility intentions (Brinton et al, 2018;Freeman et al, 2018). As Goldscheider et al (2013) suggest in these less egalitarian contexts where institutional support is not available, families supporting women trying to strike a balance between work and family tasks would be more necessary than for example, in Scandinavian countries.…”

Section: Gender Perspectives the Theory Of Gender Revolution And Fermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While there is ample evidence suggesting a positive correlation between the equal sharing of domestic labour in a household and fertility rates, recent research reports more complicated results with substantial variations across societies (e.g. Brinton, Bueno, Oláh, & Hellum, 2018;Cavalli & Rosina, 2011;Freeman, Xiaohong, Ping, Wenshan, & Gietel-Basten, 2018;Kan & Hertog, 2017;Mills et al, 2008;Yang, 2017;Yoon, 2017). While a great deal of research focuses on industrialized countries in the West, there are few studies testing this association in a non-Western setting, with those studies focusing mainly on East Asian countries (e.g., Freeman et al, 2018;Kan & Hertog, 2017;Kim, 2017;Nagase & Brinton, 2017;Yang, 2017;Yoon, 2017).…”

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The gendered division of housework and fertility intention in Turkey

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2019

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It is increasingly acknowledged that an equal sharing of domestic labour in a household influences women's childbearing behavior in a positive way. Despite the growing literature on this association, there is little research exploring this phenomenon in the Middle Eastern setting. Using intensive interviews with women (n = 32), I examine how the division of domestic labour is connected to women's intention to continue childbearing in Turkey, an understudied region. The study finds that husbands' housework share is positively related to women's fertility intention for an additional child in Turkey. The gender revolution framework offers an explanation for fertility and gender relationship in Turkey; however, the fact that only a small number of sampled women enjoyed domestic equality and greater desire to continue childbearing suggests that the gender revolution is just evolving in this environment.

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Section: Gender Perspectives the Theory Of Gender Revolution And Fermentioning

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Section: Gender Perspectives the Theory Of Gender Revolution And Fermentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Gender Perspectives the Theory Of Gender Revolution And Fermentioning

confidence: 99%

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The Personal is Political: Political Attitudes, Affective Polarization and Fertility Preferences in Hong Kong

Cheung,

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2024

Popul Res Policy Rev

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This study examines the relationship between political attitudes, affective polarization, and fertility preferences among married couples in Hong Kong. Using dyadic data from a representative household survey (N = 1586 heterosexually married adults), we investigate how individuals’ attitudes toward democracy and levels of affective polarization are associated with their fertility preferences. We also explore the influence of spouses’ political attitudes and affective polarization on one's fertility preferences. We found that individuals with stronger support for democracy have lower fertility preferences. This negative association between political attitudes and fertility preferences is further amplified by one’s level of affective polarization. The findings of this study contribute to our understanding of how political factors shape fertility patterns in the context of dramatic political transitions. This study provides valuable insights into the complex dynamics between political attitudes, affective polarization, and family formation decisions in Hong Kong, which have both theoretical, policy and political implications.

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Demographic and social anxieties: the second demographic transition in Asia

Gietel‐Basten

2022

China popul. dev. stud.

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Asia is now, predominantly, a continent of ‘low’ fertility—one of the features of the Second Demographic Transition. Across the continent, this feature of our population has sprouted concern and anxiety, primarily expressed in macroeconomic terms. Low fertility is directly linked to the twin challenges of population aging and stagnation/decline. We know, however, that maximizing human capital and institutional reform is a much more effective way of responding to these two ‘grand challenges’ in the short- and medium-term. Why, then, is there such a panic about the lack of babies? In this commentary, I argue that much of the concern is grounded in a ‘fear’ of some of the features of the Second Demographic Transition (SDT)—or, at least, a caricatured version of it—taking root in Asian societies. But how concerned should they be? The papers in this special issue clearly demonstrate that the pathway towards ‘full SDT’ has developed in a very uneven way, perhaps so much so that some may argue the SDT is not a viable tool for understanding family change in (much of) Asia. However, this caricature of what the SDT ‘is’ can be unhelpful. There is no doubt that ideals and attitudes are changing (even if many others are not). Therefore, if we rather consider the SDT as a “general narrative that leaves room for many sub-narratives”, the evidence from Asia clearly demonstrates that there are many sub-narratives operating within a general transition towards some of the key societal and familial features of the SDT.

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‘I couldn't hold the whole thing’: the role of gender, individualisation and risk in shaping fertility preferences in Taiwan

Abstract: (2018) 'I couldn't hold the whole thing': the role of gender, individualisation and risk in shaping fertility preferences in Taiwan. Asian Population Studies, 14 (1). pp. 61-76.

Cited by 12 publications

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The gendered division of housework and fertility intention in Turkey

The gendered division of housework and fertility intention in Turkey

The Personal is Political: Political Attitudes, Affective Polarization and Fertility Preferences in Hong Kong

Demographic and social anxieties: the second demographic transition in Asia

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