Religion, gender, and family relations in Taiwan

摘要: Numerous studies show that religion has a strong association with gender role attitudes and family ideology in the U.S. Some religious traditions have fostered changes toward modern ideologies others resisted. However, most are limited to Judeo-Christian contexts. It is not clear whether these patterns apply societies where other been dominant or issues different – for example Confucian society like Taiwan. The goal of this study understand relations Chinese particularly marital roles, educational aspirations, abortion decisions. I utilize two large scale nationally representative surveys: Taiwan Social Change Survey Knowledge of, Attitudes toward, Practice Contraception Survey. My research shows significantly associated roles After controlling socio-demographic factors, conservative groups such as Protestants Yi-Guan-Dao members more likely