2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'As China''s one-child policy is replaced by the two-child policy, young
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Chinese women and their spouses are increasingly concerned about who
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will take care of the `second child.'' Due to the absence of public
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childcare services and the rising cost of privatised care services in
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China, childcare provision mainly relies on families, such that working
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women''s choices of childbirth, childcare and employment are heavily
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constrained. To deal with structural barriers, young urban mothers
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mobilise grandmothers as joint caregivers. Based on interviews with
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Guangzhou middle-class families, this study examines the impact of
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childcare policy reform since 1978 on childbirth and childcare choices
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of women. It illustrates the longstanding contributions and struggles of
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women, particularly grandmothers, engaged in childcare. It also shows
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that intergenerational parenting involves a set of practices of
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intergenerational intimacy embedded in material conditions, practical
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acts of care, moral values and power dynamics. We argue that the
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liberation, to some extent, of young Chinese mothers from childcare is
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at the expense of considerable unpaid care work from grandmothers rather
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than being driven by increased public care services and improved gender
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equality in domestic labour. Given the significant stress and seriously
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constrained choices in later life that childcare imposes, grandmothers
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now become reluctant to help rear a second grandchild. This situation
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calls for changes in family policies to increase the supply of
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affordable and good-quality childcare services, enhance job security in
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the labour market, provide supportive services to grandmothers and, most
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importantly, prioritise the wellbeing of women and families over
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national goals.'
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affiliation: 'Peng, MG (Corresponding Author), Guangzhou Univ, Dept Govt \& Publ Adm,
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Guangzhou 510006, Peoples R China.
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Zhong, Xiaohui, Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Govt, Dept Polit Sci, Guangzhou 510275, Peoples
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R China.
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Peng, Minggang, Guangzhou Univ, Dept Govt \& Publ Adm, Guangzhou 510006, Peoples
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R China.'
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author: Zhong, Xiaohui and Peng, Minggang
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author-email: 'zhongxh25@mail.sysu.edu.cn
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pengminggang@gzhu.edu.cn'
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author_list:
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- family: Zhong
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given: Xiaohui
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- family: Peng
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given: Minggang
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.17645/si.v8i2.2674
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eissn: 2183-2803
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files: []
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journal: SOCIAL INCLUSION
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keywords: 'childcare; intergenerational parenting; older women; two-child policy;
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urban China'
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keywords-plus: URBAN CHINA; GRANDCHILDREN; GRANDPARENTS; PARENTS; CHOICES; ROLES
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language: English
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '49'
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pages: 36-46
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papis_id: 3c5cf23c325f78e93ea1ce1874152179
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ref: Zhong2020grandmothersfarewell
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times-cited: '17'
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title: 'The Grandmothers'' Farewell to Childcare Provision under China''s Two-Child
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Policy: Evidence from Guangzhou Middle-Class Families'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000530127400004
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usage-count-last-180-days: '7'
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usage-count-since-2013: '44'
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volume: '8'
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web-of-science-categories: Social Issues; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
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year: '2020'
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