Mothers' Experience of Social Change and Individualistic Parenting Goals Over Two Generations in Urban China.

ABSTRACT: During the past four decades, China has gone through rapid urbanization and modernization. As people adapt to dramatic sociodemographic shifts from rural communities to urban centers and as economic level rises, individualistic cultural values in China have increased. Meanwhile, parent and child behavior in early childhood has also evolved accordingly to match a more individualistic society. This mixed-method study investigated how social change in China may have impacted parenting goals and child development in middle childhood, as seen through the eyes of the current generation of mothers. Thirty mothers of fifth-grade elementary school students from Shenzhen, China were recruited and took part in semi-structured interviews. Participants answered questions and provided examples about the

SUBMITTER: Bian Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8763011 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature