Chinese_family中国的家庭.ppt

* 1? The family scale is miniaturized 2? It is already common to have the only child 3? There are more more empty nest families 4? The divorce rate is increasing continually 5? The changing status of women 1? The miniaturized family scale 1980s - 1990s ( 5~10 people ) 1990s - now ( 3~4 people ) One survey done shows that every Chinese family has 3.6 members reasons Flow of labour force freedom (劳动力自由流动) Marriage and family perceptions change （婚恋观念改变） 2? The only child ? This type of family has following characters （1）live a life of 3 people (nuclear family) （2）close to grandparents without living together （3）child is family’s centre （4）parent-child relationship is more equal ? Problems the only child would be faced with （1）provide for the elderly parent （2）adapt well to society （3）marriage matters DINK is shorten for “Double Income No Kids”. This family pattern is popular, especially in metropolis. Nowadays, the number of DINK couples over 600,000 pairs in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin Guangzhou. Pursue free life Financial condition Deficient in energy 3? Empty nest family Empty nest family (空巢家庭) With family structure to simplify and family scale miniaturization spirit material comfort The elderly people living alone without any children around what why sickness , handicapping mental trouble problems need 4? The increasing divorce rate The number of divorced couples from 1985~2005 (10,000 pairs) 4,500 couples divorce everyday Remarry rate is also high More highly educated women divorce ? In 1950s result of rebelling feudal marriage ? In 1960s attribute to women strived for equality of rights ? In 1970s secondary product by political movement ? In 1980s due to multifactor reasons Divorce went through 4 historic stages in China The 6 Reasons of continually increasing divorce rate 1?more open-minded spiritual pursuit becomes