Convergence to Very Low Fertility in East Asia: Processes, Causes, and Implications

• Main Authors: Tsuya, Noriko O. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Choe, Minja Kim (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Wang, Feng (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Population Studies of Japan,
• Subjects: Demography.; Families.; Families-Social aspects.; Social policy.; Family.; Social Policy.

This book examines the trends, underlying factors, and policy implications of fertility declines in three East Asian countries: Japan, South Korea, and China. In contrast to Western countries that have also experienced fertility declines to below-replacement levels, fertility decline in these East A...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. Cultural Backgrounds, Economic Transformations, and Institutional Contexts
• 2. Evolution of Population and Family Policies
• 3. Trends of Fertility Change
• 4. Changes in the Age Patterns of Fertility
• 5. Demographic Factors of Fertility Change
• 5.1 Age patterns of marriage
• 5.2 Childbearing within marriage
• 5.3 Patterns of family building
• 6. Socioeconomic Factors of Fertility Change
• 6.1 Education
• 6.2 Women's employment
• 6.3 Gender relations at home
• 6.4 Attitudes toward marriage and family
• Conclusions and Policy Implications.