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OverviewOutdated models of Chinese gender roles, marriage, and family transitions portray these changes as streamlined and unidirectional, from traditional to modern, public to private, collective to individual. Chinese Marriages in Transition documents the complex, nuanced, and multidirectional nature of these cultural transformations. Using complex and large-scale historical national data as well as comprehensive data from multiple countries, Xiaoling Shu and Jingjing Chen demonstrate that, while the second demographic transition is unfolding in many advanced Western societies, it is not necessarily a normative form of societal transition. Working instead from a framework of ""new familism,"" Shu and Chen show that Chinese new familism consists of both old and new values, including the persistence of some traditional beliefs and practices, accompanied by a transition to modern perceptions of gender, and adaption to some modern forms of family formation. This book is freely available in an open access edition thanks to TOME (Toward an Open Monograph Ecosystem)- a collaboration of the Association of American Universities, the Association of University Presses, and the Association of Research Libraries-and the generous support of the University of California, Davis. Learn more at the TOME website, available at: openmonographs.org. Download the open access book here. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Xiaoling Shu , Jingjing ChenPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.054kg ISBN: 9781978804661ISBN 10: 1978804660 Pages: 218 Publication Date: 15 September 2023 Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsSeries Foreword BY PÉTER BERTA 1 Introduction: The Second Demographic Transition and the Chinese Gender and Family System 2 From Patriarchy to New Familism: The Chinese Gender and Family System 3 Flexible Traditionalism Ideology: Global Comparison and Historical Transformation 4 Changing Patterns of Cohabitation, Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage, and Fertility 5 New Familism: Changing Gender, Family, Marriage, and Sexual Values 6 Fertility and Divorce: Are Number and Gender of Children Associated with Divorce 7 Marital Dynamics: Housework, Breadwinning, Decision-Making, and Marital Satisfaction 8 Conclusion: Convergence, Contradictions, and Changes in the Future Acknowledgments Notes References IndexReviews"""Shu and Chen identify a distinctive pattern of 'flexible traditionalism' that reinforces the notion of separate spheres and heightens gender differences in marriage and family life. An important and original book that will further the debate on how and why Chinese women and men are charting a different course than their peers in Europe and North America.""--Deborah S. Davis ""coeditor of Wives, Husbands, and Lovers: Marriage and Sexuality in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Urban Chin"" ""The radical transformations in the Chinese system of gender, family, and marriage do not neatly fit the prevailing theories of modern social change, nor are they outside the global transitions of the last century. Shu and Chen masterfully integrate China's uniquely ""flexible traditionalist"" system into that broader story of social change, providing a powerful introduction to Chinese social change for all gender and family scholars."" --Philip Cohen ""author of Enduring Bonds: Inequality, Marriage, Parenting, and Everything Else That Makes Families G""" """Shu and Chen identify a distinctive pattern of 'flexible traditionalism' that reinforces the notion of separate spheres and heightens gender differences in marriage and family life. An important and original book that will further the debate on how and why Chinese women and men are charting a different course than their peers in Europe and North America.""--Deborah S. Davis ""co-editor of Wives, Husbands, and Lovers: Marriage and Sexuality in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Urban Chi""" Author InformationXIAOLING SHU is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Davis. She is the author of Knowledge Discovery in the Social Sciences: A Data Mining Approach. JINGJING CHEN is a mixed-methods researcher at Google, who lives in Berkeley, California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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