1st Edition
Family Burden Coefficient in China Exploratory Research and Application
This book is a quantitative study of families in China that focuses specifically on the family burden coefficient. The aim is to provide a simple and accurate calculus for describing the level of family burden and thus provide guidance for policy.
The topics explored include changes in China’s family and social policy, the complexity of definitions and concepts relating to the family, the theoretical and practical significance of the family burden coefficient, how that coefficient is measured based on population size at different scales, how measurement can be improved by factoring in types of family burden, and how families can be classified according to their burden profile. The relationship between the family life cycle and family burden coefficient is also addressed before policy solutions are discussed.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars in sociology, Chinese studies, and family studies.
1. Changes in China’s Families and Social Policy 2. Definition of the Family 3. Plan for Studying Family Burden 4. Design of Family Burden Coefficient Based on Population 5. Examples of Population-Based FBC 6. Designing the Family Burden Coefficients Based on the Burden Types 7. Family Types from the Perspective of Family Burden 8. An Exploitative Study of the Relationship between Family Life Cycle and Family Burden Coefficient 9. FBC’s Applicability in Policy Making
Biography
Tian Feng is Professor and Director of the Volunteerism Studies Department, National Institute of Social Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). He is deputy general secretary of the Volunteerism Studies Center and serves as deputy chief editor of The Chinese Journal of Volunteering. Tian has been named one of the Youth Talents under the "10000 Talent" Program sponsored by the Organization Department of the Central Committee of the CPC, and a recipient of the State Council Special Allowance. Tian’s research interests include social governance and volunteerism.
