Review on A Preference of Son

In this article we review the previous studies on preference of son in the mainland of China and find that there is a gap between macro- and micro-perspective or between structure and individual, for which the research methods employed by the researchers must take part of responsibilities.In order to understand the childbearing practice of Chinese people we draw much on P.Bourdieu, who tries hard to transcend the dichotomy of structure and individual, and conduct fieldwork in the concrete cultural context .We find that although in the last 100 years or so China , not only its urban areas but also its rural areas, has witnessed great changes in many aspects of life , in some villages the habitus of peasants, as far as childbearing practice is concerned , has changed little.It is because that the social trajectory of those people, which silently shapes and is shaped by the habitus, has been kept fairly intact even after going through so long a period of time.

王文卿,潘绥铭

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