Mate Selection in China: Causes and Consequences in the Search for a Spouse
Language: English
Published by Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022
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- Title
- Mate Selection in China: Causes and Consequences in the Search for a Spouse
- Author
- Blair, Sampson Lee; Madigan, Timothy J.; Fang, Fang
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1787693325
- ISBN 13
- 9781787693326
In the context of dramatically changing contemporary patterns of mate selection in China, Mate Selection in China focuses upon both the causes and consequences the societal changes which have resulted in a considerable shift in the ways in which young adults go about finding a spouse.
Tracking a period of change, from a long history of patriarchal families and arranged marriages, into an environment wherein individuals are relatively free to choose their intimate partners, Blair, Madison and Fang demonstrate and analyse how recent shifts in divorce, cohabitation, and pre-marital sex have altered young adults’ perceptions of marriage. Delving into demographic factors, such as the skewed sex ratio among young adults which have resulted in an overabundance of young males, cultural factors, such as increasingly individualistic forms of dating, and social and economic change which has resulted an increasingly materialistic middle-class, this book highlights that while traditional influence of parents in the selection of partners for their children has been overtaken, mate selection choices are not entirely made by the individuals themselves.
Providing a comprehensive examination of mate selection within an ever-changing context, this book is a fascinating read for scholars interested in the impact of culture of family and marriage.
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About the Author
Sampson Lee Blair is a Family Sociologist and Demographer at The State University of New York, Buffalo, USA. His research focuses upon parent-child relationships, mate selection, marriage, and fertility.
Timothy J. Madigan is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, USA. His current focus is on comparative research on Chinese and American college students.
Fang Fang is a Post-Doctoral Associate at University of Pittsburgh, USA. Her research interests include cultural differences in marriage and family relationships and their implications for gender relations and aging.
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