Marriage and Family in Modern China: A Psychoanalytic Exploration

by David E. Scharff

Book Overview

Marriage and Family in Modern China is a groundbreaking psychoanalytic examination of how 70 years of widespread social change have transformed the intimacies of life in modern China.

The book describes the evolution of marriage and family structure, from the ancient tradition of large families preferring sons, arranged marriages and devaluation of girls, to a contemporary dominance of free-choice marriages and families that now prefer...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367569477
• ISBN13: 9780367569471
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"