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Book SynopsisOver the past half of a century, Chinese societies have undergone a tremendous amount of social, political, and economic change, which have also been a catalyst for substantial shifts in fundamental structures and processes within Chinese families. This edited collection focuses on the continuities and changes in gender and intergenerational relations of Chinese families in Greater China.
Paying close attention to families in Greater China, including the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, the authors address a wide array of topics, including marriage patterns, cohabitation, rural-urban variations in family structures, fertility aspirations, spousal relationships and marital quality, and more. Collectively, the chapters point to the dynamic, diverse, and evolving nature of Chinese families, and also provide considerable insight into their future trajectories.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Changes in the Association Between Education and Cohabitation in Post-reform China;
Wei Wang and Man-Yee Kan Chapter 2. Like Mother, Like Daughter? Mother-Daughter Educational Mobility in Rural China;
Manting Chen Chapter 3. Satisfaction with Family Status and Housework Participation in Modern China;
Man-Yee Kan, Gloria Guangye He and Xiaogang Wu Chapter 4. Satisfaction of Division of Household Labor in China;
Fang Fang Chapter 5. Couple Similarity and Life satisfaction: A Study of Young Couples in Shanghai;
Ke Shen, H. Brin Xu, Omkar Joshi and Feinian Chen Chapter 6. Gender Egalitarianism and Subjective Well-being Among Older Adults in China;
Chengming Han and Jiehua Lu Chapter 7. Housework Participation and Fertility Intentions: Analysing the Gendered Division of Labour and Fertility in Taiwan;
Kamila Kolpashnikova and Man-Yee Kan Chapter 8. Multigenerational Experiences of Females in Taiwanese Families;
Ting-yu Su Chapter 9. The Policy Measures Used by the Hong Kong Government to Respond to the Adult Worker Model and the Male-Breadwinner Model;
Sam Wai Kam Yu, Iris Po Yee Lo and Ruby Chui Man Chau Chapter 10. Attitudes towards Marriage among Chinese and American College Students: A Comparative Study;
Timothy J. Madigan
