Abstract: In the context of rapid demographic transition and socio-economic development,family size in China has been shrinking,family structure has been simplifying,and the traditional family functions have been eroding.These changes have produced considerable impacts on various social policies,raising concerns over revising and improving family policies.Despite the fact that China′s family policies have greatly contributed to population development,family security and gender equity since the reform and opening-up,the policy arrangements tend to be made implicitly that supply deficiency.This paper argues that China′s family policies should be reoriented being explicitly developmental policies.Accordingly,a special government institution of family policy should be established,and family as a whole to be regarded as the basic welfare object,family investment to be aimed at building family capabilities,and family policies to be enhanced to a generalized preferential system with which conflicting policies need to be prevented.

Keywords: Family Change, Family Policy, Social Policy, Demographic Transition

摘要： 在人口转变和经济社会变迁的过程中,中国家庭规模不断缩小、家庭结构逐渐简化、传统家庭功能趋于弱化。这对维系社会正常运作的各项社会政策带来巨大冲击,并由此将家庭政策的完善与改革提上议程。尽管改革开放以来,中国的家庭政策在影响人口发展、提供家庭保障和促进性别平等等方面有所建树,但仍未脱离含蓄型和补缺型模式的囿限。文章认为,中国的家庭政策体系应实现向明确型和发展型转变。首先应创建专门的家庭政策机构,在此基础上明确将家庭整体作为基本的福利对象、以发展家庭能力为目标进行家庭投资、推进家庭政策的适度普惠性,并尽量避免其他政策安排与家庭政策的相互制约乃至冲突。

关键词: 家庭变迁, 家庭政策, 社会政策, 人口转变