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SUMMARY:‘Do Old-Age Security Concerns Still Motivate Fertility in China?
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DESCRIPTION:Demographic changes in China are characterised by the dual cha
 llenges of fertility decline and population ageing. Bringing together thes
 e two trends\, this talk examines the old-age security motive for fertilit
 y in contemporary China. The long-standing norm of yang’er fang lao (养
 儿防老) has traditionally encouraged individuals to have children\, par
 ticularly sons\, to secure their old age. With China’s socialist reform 
 and post-socialist transitions\, however\, do people’s concerns about ol
 d-age security still motivate them to have children and fuel a preference 
 for sons today? How does this motive relate to China’s latest three-chil
 d policy and its efforts at establishing an old-age welfare system? Drawin
 g on large-scale analysis of nationally representative data spanning 2010
 –2023\, Dr Yang Hu demonstrates how the future of fertility in China han
 gs in a delicate balance between the resilience of traditional family valu
 es\, the individualisation of old-age care\, and the country’s welfare r
 eform.\n\nYang Hu is Associate Professor in Sociology at UCL Social Resear
 ch Institute\, University College London\, where he also directs the MSc/M
 A programmes in Sociology. Yang is a member of the 2029 Research Excellenc
 e Framework (REF) Sub-Panel for Sociology. He is Co-director of the Work a
 nd Family Researchers Network (WFRN) Early Career Fellowship Programme. Ya
 ng’s research examines family and work changes and inequalities in a glo
 bal context. His recent work has been published in journals such as Nature
  Human Behaviour\, Gender & Society\, European Sociological Review\, Journ
 al of Marriage and Family\, and Human Relations.
LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T164704Z
LOCATION:Dickson Poon Building\, Oxford China Centre - Kin-ku Cheng Lectur
 e Theatre (lower ground floor)\, Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower groun
 d floor) Dickson Poon Building Canterbury Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX2 6LU 
 United Kingdom
SPEAKER:Dr Yang Hu (University College London)
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