What determines “giving birth to a son”: the social transformation of how institution and culture affect women’s fertility choices

Abstract Since the implementation of China’s one-child family planning policy in 1980, the fertility culture and governmental institutions have become two important factors that determine women’s fertility selection. In accordance with the influence of the traditional fertility culture and the famil...

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Main Authors: Wu Ying, Yang Yiyin, Wei Xiaojiang, Chen En
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-06-01
Series:The Journal of Chinese Sociology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40711-017-0057-2