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The Study On The Marriage Squeeze In Western Rural Areas Of China

Posted on:2018-03-31Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J FanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2347330533465133Subject:Demography
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Migration scale expands unceasingly in recent years,people in western region flow into central and eastern areas to work by the influence of the regional economic development.At the same time,women in central area are more likely to leave their birthplace for northern part of China.Women's outflow intensified the imbalance degree of men and women's ratio,which lead to the western rural men's marriage ring is becoming narrow.Western rural area is lack of women in the marriage market,which enhance the women's initiative of choosing the marriage partner and men selected are the passive situation.When women choose marriage partners,they follow the principles of modern economic rationality.In order to ensure their daily life after married is not falling,women are married based on the modern material possessions symbols conditions?Due to the lack of women in the marriage market men face huge economic pressure and psychological pressure during looking for marriage partners.The author did some investigation and study base on the related research,and also combined with the marriage to find theory and risk theory,the authorn finds that the facts of the western rural male marriage squeezing are mainly shown as below: marriage market is lack of women in rural area,marriage is getting more difficult for men,first marriage older and also the premature phenomenon coexists;Rural men's marry cost is excessively high;In order to avoid the risk of lossing of marriage partners,men constantly adjust strategy and are in a state of "compromise".The main reasons for above marriage situation are as the following: because of Chinese boy preference fertility culture,rural couples are more likely to have boys,which directly led to the unbalanced sex ratio at birth for men and women;secondly,women entered into the urban for employment and women outflow from their birth place,which made their marriage ring expanded,so it exacerbated the marriage squeezing in the countryside of west China;in addition,marriage market is affected by marriage gradient,men with poor economic conditions are in a weak,so the result is that they may become "bare branches".Marriage squeeze may bring some negative effects: As to men faced the marriage squeezing condition,their families are with a lot of economic pressure and psychological pressure,therefore,their daily lives are also affected.A large number of unmarried men exist in rural area,in this condition,women may face safety problems.Furthermore,if unmarried men's negative emotions can't release and relief timely,which is likely to endanger public security and will affect the whole society's harmony and stability.The author carried out some stratgies of solving the marriage squeeze on the basis of knowing the marriage squeeze forms,causes,and possible consequences.Marriage squeeze is a direct consequence of sex ratio imbalance,in order to relieve marriage squezze,further optimization of reproduction could ease the disproportion in the population problem.In addition,women returned from the countryside to vigorously develop the rural economy,so women's backflow also can expand men's marriage ring.In another side,it is also very necessary to further improve the rural social security mechanism,promote community pension,endow patterns that occupy the home,as well as expand institutional pension scale and reduce the rural elder's independence degree to their family.
Keywords/Search Tags:Marriage squeeze, Marriage gradient, Risk, sex imbalance, Marriage seeking theory
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