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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.
List of contents
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
About the author
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.
Summary
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.
