Pflicht zum Kinderkriegen? Debatten über kindliche Treue und Reproduktion in China
DOI: 10.61387/S.2022.12.9
Autoren
Marius Meinhof
Abstract
This article analyses how public debates about filial piety, xiao (孝), in China negotiate an obligation to have children. I will identify three key arguments. Firstly, that filial piety implies a non-negotiable obligation to have children which is depicted as an inextricable part of Chinese tradition and identity. Secondly, that due to the sacrifices that parents make when raising chil- dren these children have obligations towards their parents. Thirdly counter-discourses that stress the obligation of parents towards their children. They argue that giving birth is not an obligation without conditions. These arguments constitute a broad discourse in which the notion of xiao as a traditional virtue is rarely contested, but the practical consequences of this virtue are constantly negotiated.
Keywords
Reproduction, Intergenerational relations, Three Child Politics, Filial piety, China
Metadaten
Veröffentlicht in: Sexuologie. Zeitschrift für Sexualmedizin, Sexualtherapie und Sexualwissenschaft. Band 29 • Jahr 2022 • Heft 1-2, Seiten 63-72