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End of an era? China’s one-child policy and its unintended consequences

Abrahamson, Peter·2016·Asian Social Work and Policy Review
DOI 10.1111/aswp.12101
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At the end of 2015, China put an end to the one‐child policy (OCP), thereby terminating the largest family planning program in human history. For nearly four decades it had shaped relations between generations and between men and women to an extent never before seen. Today, China struggles with the unintended consequences of the OCP. It has resulted in the so‐called 4‐2‐1 family structure, in which the only children had four grandparents and two parents to care for them when they grew up, but where they have to shoulder the care of four grandparents and two parents when they come of age, because both cultural values and legal prescriptions foresee reciprocal care responsibilities between generations. This has led to an enormous care deficit, which triggers conflicts between both genders and generations. A second major unintended consequence has been a skewed gender ratio of only 18 women per 20 men because of the strong preference for boys, which has led to so‐called “bare branches:” Chinese men who are not able to find a spouse or have to rely on “mail‐order brides.” The paper concludes that the OCP has come to an end, but the unintended consequences prevail.

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Authors
Abrahamson, P.
Affiliations
University of Copenhagen (DK)
Corresponding author
Abrahamson, Peter
Venue
Asian Social Work and Policy Review
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-09-19
Volume
10
Issue
3
Pages
326-338
ISSN
  • 1753-1403 (ISSN-L)
  • 1753-1411
DOI
10.1111/aswp.12101
OpenAlex
W2521858353
Cited by
23
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1
FWCI
0.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Asian Social Work and Policy Review (publishedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social Policies and Family
Keywords
one-child policy, family planning policy, unintended consequences, intergenerational caregiving, gender relations, gender preference, sex ratio at birth, mail-order brides, China

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