Special Collection 28

Life-Course Decisions of Families in China

Published 24 July 2020

As China continues its transition to a market economy, there are fundamental changes occurring to all strands of society, from family formation to child raising and education, where to live, whether to migrate, and how to take care of aging population. This Special Collection of Demographic Research – edited by Bing Xu, William Clark, Eric Fong, and Li Gan – brings together economists, sociologists, and demographers to interpret these ongoing changes in Chinese society through the lens of the life course. The papers in the collection, which are based on recent longitudinal data, progress across the spectrum of the life course and provide new ideas about how Chinese society will grapple with the underlying changes in its organization and structure. China is between its traditional past and its modernized future. By placing the research in the life course perspective, this collection generates insights that not only expand our knowledge of the process of change but also reveal how decisions are linked with one another across generations and across domains.

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Introduction to the special collection on life course decisions of families in China

Bing Xu, William A.V. Clark, Eric Fong, Li Gan

Volume: 43 Article ID: 5
Pages: 129–142
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2020.43.5

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Transitions to partnership and parenthood: Is China still traditional?

William A.V. Clark, Daichun Yi

Volume: 43 Article ID: 6
Pages: 143–168
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2020.43.6

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