Conjugal Relationships In Chinese Culture

Author : Chi Sum Garfield Lau,Kelly Kar Yue Chan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811998416

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Conjugal Relationships in Chinese Culture by Chi Sum Garfield Lau,Kelly Kar Yue Chan Pdf

This book reviews the presentation of conjugal relationships in Chinese culture and their perception in the West. It explores the ways in which the act of marriage is represented/misrepresented in different literary genres, as well as in cultural adaptations. It looks at the gendered characteristics at play that affect conjugal relationships in Chinese societal practices more widely. It also distinguishes between the essential features that give rise to nuptial arrangements from the Chinese perspective, looking at what in which Sino and/or Western mentalities differ in terms of notions of autonomy in marriage. It excavates the extent to which marriage is constituted in forms of transaction between female and male bodies and asks under what circumstances wedding ceremonies constitute archetypal or counter-archetypal notions in pre-modern and modern society. Authors cover a range of fascinating cultural topics, such as posthumous marriage (necrogamy) as an ancient and popular folk culture from the perspective of Confucian ideology, as well as looking at marriage from ancient to present times, duty and rights in conjugal relations, inter-racial and inter-cultural marriage, widowhood in Confucian ideology, issues of legitimacy in marriage and concubinage, the taboos surrounding divorce and re-marriage, and conjugal violence. The book serves to revisit the cultural connections between marriage and various art forms, including literature, film, theatre, and other adaptations. It is a rich intellectual resource for scholars and students researching the historical roots, cultural interpretations, and evolving aspects of marriage as shown in literature, art, and culture.

Author : Xiaowei Zang,Lucy Xia Zhao
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781785368196

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Handbook on the Family and Marriage in China by Xiaowei Zang,Lucy Xia Zhao Pdf

This Handbook advances research on the family and marriage in China by providing readers with a multidisciplinary and multifaceted coverage of major issues in one single volume. It addresses the major conceptual, theoretical and methodological issues of marriage and family in China and offers critical reflections on both the history and likely progression of the field.

Author : Weijing Lu
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780295749136

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Arranged Companions by Weijing Lu Pdf

Although commonly associated with patriarchal oppression, arranged marriages have adapted over the centuries to changing cultural norms and the lived experiences of men and women. In Arranged Companions, historian Weijing Lu chronicles how marital behaviors during the early and High Qing (mid-seventeenth through mid-nineteenth centuries) were informed by rich and complex traditions and mediated by the historical conditions of the period, during which marital affection was celebrated as a basic ingredient of an ideal marriage. Lu finds public representation and private communication of marital affection in personal records, including poetry, biographies, letters, and memoirs. During this unique historical moment, ideals of marital companionship and love came to fruition while social changes also created new tensions for couples and extended families. Offering surprising revelations about conjugal relations during this time of change, Arranged Companions raises provocative questions about the cultural construction of intimacy and the meaning of a “happy marriage.”

Author : Deborah S. Davis,Sara L. Friedman
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780804791854

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Wives, Husbands, and Lovers by Deborah S. Davis,Sara L. Friedman Pdf

What is the state of intimate romantic relationships and marriage in urban China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan? Since the 1980's, the character of intimate life in these urban settings has changed dramatically. While many speculate about the 21st century as Asia's century, this book turns to the more intimate territory of sexuality and marriage—and observes the unprecedented changes in the law and popular expectations for romantic bonds and the creation of new families. Wives, Husbands, and Lovers examines how sexual relationships and marriage are perceived and practiced under new developments within each urban location, including the establishment of no fault divorce laws, lower rates of childbearing within marriage, and the increased tolerance for non-marital and non-heterosexual intimate relationships. The authors also chronicle what happens when states remove themselves from direct involvement in some features of marriage but not others. Tracing how the marital "rules of the game" have changed substantially across the region, this book challenges long-standing assumptions that marriage is the universally preferred status for all men and women, that extramarital sexuality is incompatible with marriage, or that marriage necessarily unites a man and a woman. This book illustrates the wide range of potential futures for marriage, sexuality, and family across these societies.

Author : Kelly Kar Yue Chan,Chi Sum Garfield Lau
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789811683756

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Cross-Cultural Encounters in Modern and Premodern China by Kelly Kar Yue Chan,Chi Sum Garfield Lau Pdf

This book presents an essential contribution to approaches in the studies of film, literature, performance, translation, and other art forms within the Chinese cultural tradition, examining East-West cultural exchange and providing related intertextual dialogue. The assessment of cultural exchange in the East-West context involves the original source, the adapted text, and other enigmatic extras incurred during the process. It aims to evaluate the linkage among, but not limited to, literature, film, music, art, and performance. The sections unpack how canonical texts can be read anew in modern society; how ideas can be circulated around the world based on translation, adaptation, and reinvention; and how the global networks of circulation can facilitate cultural interaction and intervention. The authors engage discussions on longstanding debates and controversies relating to Chinese literature as world literature; reconciliations of cultural identity under the contemporary waves of globalization and glocalization; Chinese-Western film adaptations and their impact upon cinematic experiences; an understanding of gendered roles and voices under the social gaze; and the translation of texts from intertextual angles. An enriching intellectual, intertextual resource for researchers and students enthusiastic about the adaptation and transformation process of different genres, this book is a must-have for Sinophiles. It will appeal to world historians interested in the global networks of connectivity, scholars researching cultural life in East Asia, and China specialists interested in cultural studies, translation, and film, media and literary studies.

Author : Hui Faye Xiao
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780295804989

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Family Revolution by Hui Faye Xiao Pdf

As state control of private life in China has loosened since 1980, citizens have experienced an unprecedented family revolution—an overhaul of family structure, marital practices, and gender relationships. While the nuclear family has become a privileged realm of romance and individualism symbolizing the post-revolutionary “freedoms” of economic and affective autonomy, women’s roles in particular have been transformed, with the ideal “iron girl” of socialism replaced by the feminine, family-oriented “good wife and wise mother.” Problems and contradictions in this new domestic culture have been exposed by China's soaring divorce rate. Reading popular “divorce narratives” in fiction, film, and TV drama, Hui Faye Xiao shows that the representation of marital discord has become a cultural battleground for competing ideologies within post-revolutionary China. While these narratives present women’s cultivation of wifely and maternal qualities as the cure for family disintegration and social unrest, Xiao shows that they in fact reflect a problematic resurgence of traditional gender roles and a powerful mode of control over supposedly autonomous private life.

Author : Howard Giskin,Bettye S. Walsh
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001-07-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0791450473

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An Introduction to Chinese Culture through the Family by Howard Giskin,Bettye S. Walsh Pdf

An Introduction to Chinese Culture through the Family covers a central element of Chinese culture, the idea of family, or jia. Written for both beginners and specialists, this book considers the role of family--literally, metaphorically, and as an organizing principle--in the creation of the Chinese worldview. Individual chapters explore philosophy, art, language, music, folk literature, fiction, architecture, film, and women and gender.

Author : Sampson Lee Blair,Timothy J. Madigan,Fang Fang
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-04-21
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781787693333

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Mate Selection in China by Sampson Lee Blair,Timothy J. Madigan,Fang Fang Pdf

This book examines the changing nature of dating and mate selection in contemporary China, and addresses a wide array of both causes and consequences concerning mate selection, including economic change, traditional cultural norms, evolving gender roles, and both marriage and fertility aspirations.

Author : Man Singh Das,Vijay Kumar Gupta
Publisher : M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8185880530

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Social Status of Women in Developing Countries by Man Singh Das,Vijay Kumar Gupta Pdf

The book focuses on the past traditional roles of women and also identifies direction of change,rate of change and the causes of change in women's status.It hasalso been pointed out that these recent developments in the status of women may become the future sociology of changing sex roles in the developing countries and may recast marriage and family in new and different molds.

Author : David Decker
Publisher : University Press
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : China
ISBN : 1880938022

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China (the Mainland and Taiwan) in Transition by David Decker Pdf

Author : Michael Keane
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782549864

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Handbook of Cultural and Creative Industries in China by Michael Keane Pdf

China is at the crux of reforming, professionalising, and internationalising its cultural and creative industries. These industries are at the forefront of China's move towards the status of a developed country. In this comprehensive Handbook, international experts including leading Mainland scholars examine the background to China's cultural and creative industries as well as the challenges ahead. The chapters represent the cutting-edge of scholarship, setting out the future directions of culture, creativity and innovation in China. Combining interdisciplinary approaches with contemporary social and economic theory, the contributors examine developments in art, cultural tourism, urbanism, digital media, e-commerce, fashion and architectural design, publishing, film, television, animation, documentary, music and festivals.

Author : Stella R. Quah
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 751 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134712908

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Routledge Handbook of Families in Asia by Stella R. Quah Pdf

Research on the family has expanded considerably across Asia but studies tend to be fragmented, focusing on narrow issues within limited areas (cities, towns, small communities) and may not be accessible to international readers. These limitations make it difficult for researchers, students, policy makers, and practitioners to obtain the information they need. The Routledge Handbook of Families in Asia fills that gap by providing a current and comprehensive analysis of Asian families by a wide range of experts in a single publication. The thirty-two chapters of this comparative and multi-disciplinary volume are organized into nine major themes: conceptual approaches, methodological issues, family life in the context of culture, family relationships across the family life cycle, issues of work and income, stress and conflict, family diversity, family policy and laws, and environmental setting of homes. Each chapter examines family life across Asian countries, studying cultural similarities and differences and exploring how families are changing and what trends are likely to develop in the future. To provide a fruitful learning experience for the reader, each chapter offers examples, relevant data, and a comprehensive list of references. Offering a complete interdisciplinary overview of families in Asia, the Handbook will be of interest to students, academics, policy makers and practitioners across the disciplines of Asian Studies, Sociology, Demography, Social Work, Law, Social Policy, Anthropology, Geography, Public Health and Architecture.

Author : Ming Dong Gu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 740 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317236696

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Routledge Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature by Ming Dong Gu Pdf

The Routledge Handbook of Modern Chinese Literature presents a comprehensive overview of Chinese literature from the 1910s to the present day. Featuring detailed studies of selected masterpieces, it adopts a thematic-comparative approach. By developing an innovative conceptual framework predicated on a new theory of periodization, it thus situates Chinese literature in the context of world literature, and the forces of globalization. Each section consists of a series of contributions examining the major literary genres, including fiction, poetry, essay drama and film. Offering an exciting account of the century-long process of literary modernization in China, the handbook’s themes include: Modernization of people and writing Realism, rmanticism and mdernist asthetics Chinese literature on the stage and screen Patriotism, war and revolution Feminism, liberalism and socialism Literature of reform, reflection and experimentation Literature of Taiwan, Hong Kong and new media This handbook provides an integration of biographical narrative with textual analysis, maintaining a subtle balance between comprehensive overview and in-depth examination. As such, it is an essential reference guide for all students and scholars of Chinese literature.

Author : Paolo Santangelo,Gábor Boros
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 839 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004397835

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The Culture of Love in China and Europe by Paolo Santangelo,Gábor Boros Pdf

In The Culture of Love in China and Europe Paolo Santangelo and Gábor Boros offer a survey of the cults of love developed in the history of ideas and literary production in China and Europe between the 12th and early 19th century. They describe parallel evolutions within the two cultures, and how innovatively these independent civilisations developed their own categories and myths to explain, exalt but also control the emotions of love and their behavioural expressions. The analyses contain rich materials for comparison, point out the universal and specific elements in each culture, and hint at differences and resemblances, without ignoring the peculiar beauty and attractive force of the texts cultivating love.

Author : Suzanne Gottschang
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-05
Category : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
ISBN : 9780472130757

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Formulas for Motherhood in a Chinese Hospital by Suzanne Gottschang Pdf

The first long- term anthropological study of China's Baby- Friendly Hospital Initiative, closely examining our assumptions about motherhood and childbirth