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talked about the phenomenon that with the liberalization of the three-child policy, people's conception of childbirth has changed. From the conjecture caused by septuagenarians bringing more than a dozen grandchildren to parties, to why rural families had so many children in the past, it shows the evolution of fertility concepts. Want to know how people perceive this change? Read on!
After the three-child policy was liberalized, people's conception of childbirth changed
Recently, I read an article about a septuagenarian who took more than 10 grandchildren to a relative's gathering, and everyone at the scene was dumbfounded, but the old man said happily that there are still fewer than a dozen grandchildren, and there are more than 20 grandchildren in the relatives' family.
In the seventies and eighties, everyone was accompanied by brothers and sisters as soon as they were born, and relatives also had many children, so when they gathered, there would be no shortage of children in any family.
Now, with the passage of time, the children who used to have many brothers and sisters have grown up, and some even have two or three children themselves.
In addition, the pressure of family life is also very high, and even I feel that it is already difficult to bring two children, so how can I still have the heart to have another child.
Such a phenomenon is also common in society now, and after the three-child policy is liberalized, many people are still reluctant to have children.
In fact, we can see from this phenomenon that with social development and policy adjustment, people's conceptions and behaviors about childbearing have also changed.
At that time, families in the countryside were actually not well-off, and the children lacked food and clothing, and most of the clothes were "picked up and worn", because they could not afford to buy new clothes under normal circumstances.
There are also very few quilts, and multiple children need to sleep together on one quilt, and many children die of frostbite in winter.
Although many families have poultry and livestock such as chickens, ducks, geese, and pigs, it is a bit of a luxury if the children have to eat meat every day.
Such living conditions may sound unthinkable to many people now, let alone be willing to accept them.
Why did rural families have so many children in the past?
Why did rural families have so many children at that time?
In fact, the main reason is because people traditionally believe that they have more children and more blessings.
This concept is also deeply rooted in the early society of the eastern countries, and many people think that raising children to prevent old age means having more children when they are young and powerful, and having someone to serve and take care of them when they are older.
Moreover, there is a lack of welfare facilities such as pension institutions in rural areas, and for a long time, there was no such thing as "raising children to prevent old age" in rural areas.
In addition, many rural people are more traditional and conservative, and the popularity of contraceptive knowledge was not high at that time, and many people did not know how to use contraception at all.
So it was very normal to give birth to several children in those days.
It was not until the late 80s and early 90s that the family planning policy began to be implemented in the big eastern countries, and people began to gradually accept contraceptive knowledge, and it was quickly popularized.
Coupled with the improvement of the economic level, many people have begun to accept the saying of "raising children to prevent old age".
However, with the continuous liberalization and improvement of family planning policies in recent years, more and more people have chosen to have fewer or no children.
However, with the improvement of the economic level and the continuous improvement of welfare policies in the eastern countries in recent years, many young people's traditional concepts have gradually begun to change.
But for those who have already aged, they have long been deeply engraved in their bones by the influence of traditional ideas.
epilogue
After reading this, I sighed that the times are changing, and people's concepts are constantly evolving. The collision of traditional concepts and modern values has made people more rational and diversified in choosing how to have children. How do you think people's conceptions about fertility should evolve? Leave a comment to share your thoughts!