Sampson Lee Blair (The State University of New York, USA), Timothy J. Madigan (Mansfield University, USA), Fang Fang (Un
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...
In the context of dramatically changing contemporary patterns of mate selection in China, Mate Selection in China focuses upon both the causes and con...