Married Women''s Value of Children, Ideal Number of Children, Gender Preference---Analyses of Viewpoint among Different

• Main Authors: Lin, Peggy, 林佩琪
• Other Authors: 林如萍
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/27697311616339035622

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 人類發展與家庭研究所 === 92 === The purpose of this study is to explore the value and viewpoints of the married women of three different generations toward the value of children, ideal number of children, and gender preference and to explore the differences toward the preceding issues in the different generations of married women so as to explore and understand whether or not various personal and family factors cause the differences the value of children, ideal number of children and gender preference.The study samples consist of 453 married women in Hualien (the divorcee, and aboriginals are excluded). The three generations are the women below 35, 35-50 and above 50 years old. A questionnaire was adopted and administered for this study in order to gather the study data. The data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics, including mean and standard deviation, percentage, T-test, One-way ANOVA, Scheffe’s posterior comparison, Chi-squire test, Pearson’s product-mount correlation, point-biserial correlation and multiple stepwise regression analysis. The followings are the main conclusion: 1. The women of three generations have extremely siginigicant differences in value of children and ideal number of children, and siginigicant difference in gender preference. Rearing children can most satisfy the value of above 50 years old women in generation, the generation’s ideal number of children more than others, and they are inclined to bear at least a boy. 2. Variant father’s native place cause the difference in women’s gender preference. 3. Variant religious beliefs cause the significant differences in women’s ideal number of children and gender preference. The Buddhist and Taoist Women’s ideal number of children are more than that of Atheist, and religious women are inclined to bear at least a boy . 4. Variant social economic status (SES) of families cause the extremely significant difference in women’s value of children, significant differences in ideal number of children and gender preference. Rearing children can most satisfy women who are in low social economic status of family, and they have more ideal number of children, they are inclined to bear at least a boy than those who are in high social economic status of family. 5. Variant husband’s native place and if husband is the only son of husband’s parents can’t cause the differences in women’s value of children, ideal number of children and gender preference. 6.If women live with husband’s parents can cause the difference in women’s value of children and significant differences in gender preference. Rearing children can most satisfy the value of the women who live with husband’s parents, and they are inclined to bear at least a boy. 7.The variable with the most convincing regression to the value of children showed successively: filial piety norm expectance for the son’s role, age, social economic status of family. Key Words：Married women, Generation, Value of Children, Ideal Number of Children, Gender Preference.