The Transformation of Marriage and Childbearing Culture in Shandong Province and Its Impact on Birth Rates
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- 10.2991/978-2-38476-277-4_184How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Birth rate of marriage; childbearing culture; Shandong Province
- Abstract
Previous studies on marriage and childbearing culture have primarily focused on interpreting the concept of marriage and childbearing culture and identifying its influencing factors, while lacking comparative analysis of the process of marriage and childbearing culture transformation and its impact on birth rates. This paper employs a literature review method and synthesizes various theoretical perspectives to reveal the close relationship between the historical evolution of marriage and childbearing culture in Shandong Province and birth rates. In ancient times, marriage and childbearing culture emphasized the role of reproduction in lineage continuity, while the establishment of the socialist system after the founding of the People's Republic of China significantly promoted gender equality and freedom in love. However, the prevailing materialism today has become a major factor in lowering birth rates. This study contributes to governmental efforts in promoting a new type of marriage and childbearing culture, weakening the influence of materialism on marriage and childbearing concepts, and increasing birth rates to ensure the rationalization of Shandong Province's population age structure.
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TY - CONF AU - Shuntian Dou AU - Wenjing Zhang PY - 2024 DA - 2024/09/02 TI - The Transformation of Marriage and Childbearing Culture in Shandong Province and Its Impact on Birth Rates BT - Proceedings of the 2024 10th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2024) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1649 EP - 1655 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-277-4_184 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-277-4_184 ID - Dou2024 ER -