The Impact of Individualization of China on the Married Women’s Family Status

A study Based on the Comparison Between the Urban and Rural Areas in China

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210519.072How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Individualization, married women, family status, urban and rural areas in China

Abstract

This article investigates the question of how the individualization process promotes the married women’s family status in both urban and rural areas of China. Based on the individualization theories and framework identified by Beck and Yan Yunxiang, conducting quantitative research method and the factors determinant of individualization, this paper contributes to the findings that the individualization process has not only varying and dynamic effects on urban and rural married women’s family status, but also the effect is distinct in China’s context from that of the western world while sharing many similarities. On one hand, due to the dualistic structure system of urban and rural areas in China, significantly varying effects on family status were seen between rural and urban married women: 1) possessing above bachelor degree of education, not being a housewife, and not compromising on family-related works have significantly increased rural married women’s family status; 2) having frequent social connections and being an employee or manager in the company have significantly contributed to the various aspects of increasing married women’s family status in the rural case; 3) frequently working overtime led to increasing family status on both rural and urban women. On the other hand, the research reveals the distinct individualization between western countries and China in terms of married women’s family status versus their income level and the attitudes towards other family members’ forceful requirements.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Hyonok Pak
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/05/20
TI  - The Impact of Individualization of China on the Married Women’s Family Status
BT  - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 366
EP  - 374
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.210519.072
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.210519.072
ID  - Pak2021
ER  -