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The dynamics of gender in the intergenerational transmission of homeownership: A case study of young couples in Shanghai
Author(s) -
Cui Junru,
Cui Can,
Ronald Richard,
Yu Shan,
Mu Xueying
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
population, space and place
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1544-8452
pISSN - 1544-8444
DOI - 10.1002/psp.2428
Subject(s) - wife , socioeconomic status , affect (linguistics) , structural equation modeling , psychology , demographic economics , general social survey , british household panel survey , survey data collection , sociology , developmental psychology , social psychology , demography , political science , economics , population , communication , law , statistics , mathematics
Parental support has become increasingly important to the housing opportunities of young Chinese households. The gender dynamics of support practices, however, have not been well understood. Drawing on a survey of Shanghai households, this study investigates the role of parents in shaping the housing outcomes of young couples, focusing on gender differences in intergenerational transmissions. Employing generalised structural equation modelling, our analysis illustrates that support from both husband's and wife's parents can affect the household's housing outcomes, directly and indirectly, but with some critical differences. The socioeconomic characteristics of husband's parents, such as educational level and employer type, are more relevant to housing outcomes than those of the wife's parents. While for women, having homeowning parents with local hukou indicates a higher probability of the couple becoming homeowners, for men, the association is inverse. In exploring these differences, we unravel how parental support intertwines with broader social norms and practices concerning family and gender norms.