Qian, Y., & Jin, Y. (2018). Women’s Fertility Autonomy in Urban China: The Role of Couple Dynamics Under the Universal Two-Child Policy. Chinese Sociological Review, 1-35.
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Under China’s universal two-child policy, decisions about whether to have a second birth become more dynamic, flexible, and subject to negotiation between the spouse; moreover, how women can maintain their fertility autonomy has far-reaching implications for gender equality. Using valuable, new data from the 2016 Survey of the Fertility Decision-making processes in Chinese Families, we examine the relationship between couple dynamics and women’s fertility autonomy in urban China.
新政策下新的变化会引起人们的好奇心，尤其是中国的一孩二孩政策更是一个世界范围内的热点话题，但是要点明白，这种政策的变化带来的人们行为改变的有趣点在哪里，本文是decisions about whether to …. Become more dynamic, flexible, and subject to negotiation between spouse; 然后进一步强调这种决定（此时使用了how women can maintain their fertility autonomy 生育的自主权，其实这个词很莫名其妙，很难说这是不是女性自主决定的，有时候看似自主决定，其实是传统和角色胁迫让其主动决定的）的落脚点在gender equality,（我个人并不怎么喜欢这个落脚点，但是这是个社会学话题）， 注意使用has far-reaching implications for…. 这也是一种implication的写法。
后面就是数据以及研究的内容， using valuable, new data from……, we examine the relationship between … and ….. in urban China. 此时，我们会好奇，什么是couple dynamics .
If women want no more than one child, and already have one, intending to have a second birth indicates low fertility autonomy. Couple dynamics are measured by conjugal power structure and spousal pressure on fertility. We find that only if women have less marital power than their husbands, greater fertility pressure from husbands is associated with a higher likelihood that women intend to have a second birth. In addition, when investigating the determinants of couple dynamics, we find that women’s marital power depends on their relative resources, whereas fertility pressure from husbands persists regardless.
We find that 描述结论，only if …. , greater fertility pressure is associated with a higher likelihood that …. 这是一种描述性的语言，是中国学者传统的描述方法。In addition, 进一步去描述决定couple dynamics 的因素，when investigating the determinants of … we find that , 注意这个句型，是比较直接生动了再现了研究者在研究过程中的dynamics，此时出现了另外一个概念marital power … whereas fertility pressure from husbands persists regardless. 说明两者不是相关的。
The findings suggest that in post-reform urban China, growing gender inequalities in labor markets likely reduce women’s marital power, which in turn negatively affect their fertility autonomy. We urge greater research and policy attention to gender equality issues in the era of the universal two-child policy.
这最后一部分要解释前面描述性结论意味着什么，suggest 这个词就是这个意思，尽管我还没有太明白过来为何要把gender inequalities in labor markets 引进来，以及marital power 在全文中所处的位置，她的落脚点却是这两点in turn negatively affect …中心词。 后面是一个套话， we urge greater research and policy attention to ….. in the era of the universal two-child policy. 和abstract的第一句话形成一个呼应。
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