Discrimination and Chinese fertility in Canada.
Soc Biol
; 45(3-4): 172-93, 1998.
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ABSTRACT
PIP: This study explored direct indicators of discrimination and insecurities among minorities in Canada. The study also explored the impact of discrimination and insecurities on the fertility behavior of native-born and Canadian-born Chinese across social classes. Data were obtained from the Public Use Sample Tape of the 1991 Census. Discrimination was measured as the ratio of annual income per schooling year of minority members divided by the same value of majority members--Relative Economic Status (RES). RES in this study is computed at the social class level. Findings indicate that Chinese husbands had inferior RES at 3 educational levels (high school, university, and masters degree plus). RES among Chinese at the elementary and junior high levels were favorable. Thus, discrimination in wages and social class was greater at higher occupational and educational levels. Chinese women worked more time than British women with the same education, but unmarried Chinese women at most educational levels worked less than British counterparts. Chinese had higher fertility at the junior high school level and lower fertility at higher levels of education. Findings reveal that Chinese husbands' economic insecurity had a positive impact on their wives' childbearing. Contextual analysis revealed that Chinese husbands' RES had a positive effect on children ever born. Chinese fertility is affected both by minority status and pronatalist ideology. Findings support the thesis that RES in a given class combined with normative influence could be critical factors in affecting class fertility differences between the Chinese and British in Canada.
Palabras clave
Americas; Asians; Canada; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Fertility; Inequalities; Minority Groups; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Report; Social Class; Social Discrimination; Social Problems; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Prejuicio
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Emigración e Inmigración
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Fertilidad
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Grupos Minoritarios
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Soc Biol
Año:
1998
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos