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The Influence of Human Capital and Social Capital on the Gendered Division of Labor in Peasant Family in Sichuan, China

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Based on the disordered multi-class logistic regression model, using the data from the rural household survey conducted by the Sichuan Rural Development Survey Team in 2016, we analyzed the impact of human capital and social capital on the rural division of labor and gender division of labor in China. In general, human capital factors and social capital factors have important influences on rural family division decision-making and gender division of labor: the improvement of education level promotes the choice of non-agricultural work for both husband and wife. The overall family labor force has a negative impact on the choice of the wife to engage in non-agricultural work alone. Compared with men, women’s family division is affected by more kinds of social capital. The conclusion provides an important policy idea for promoting the rural labor force to achieve stable employment and urbanization strategies in the non-agricultural sector and to promote rural revitalization.

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The data that support the findings of this study are available from China Rural Development Survey Team, but restrictions apply to the availability of these data, which were used under license for the current study, and so are not publicly available. Data are however available from the authors upon reasonable request and with permission of China Rural Development Survey Team. The data will not be shared because this is the confidential data of the China Rural Development Survey Team.

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This research was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41571527); Sichuan Center for Rural Development Research Project (Grant No. 01781912).

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  1. Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, #9, Block 4, Renminnan Road, Chengdu, 610041, China

    Yue Shui & Shaoquan Liu

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, #19, Yuquan Road, Shijingshan District, Beijing, 100049, China

    Yue Shui

  3. Sichuan Center for Rural Development Research, College of Management of Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China

    Dingde Xu

  4. College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, # 211, Huimin Road, Wenjiag District, Chengdu, 611130, China

    Yi Liu

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All authors participated in the formulation of research questions and the development of the research tools. YS was the main author of this manuscript and involved all aspects of this study. DDX and YL were responsible for data collection and involved in statistical analyses. YS drafted and wrote the article, SQL substantively revised the article and provided critical comments throughout the writing process. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Shui, Y., Xu, D., Liu, Y. et al. The Influence of Human Capital and Social Capital on the Gendered Division of Labor in Peasant Family in Sichuan, China. Soc Indic Res 155, 505–522 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-020-02598-z

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