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| 07400. THE ROLE OF MARRIAGE IN THE CHINESE FAMILY. Study of marriage in traditional China, organized around the specific question of why divorces occur at about the same rate in traditional arranged marriages and modern love matches. Covers ideal values and forms of marriage, some regional variations, case studies of marriage breakdowns in an arranged marriage and a love match. Concludes that breakdowns in each type occur because individuals can't live up to social ideals, yet all evidence shows the central role of marriage as an ideal of the normal social role. 8 pages, 13 footnotes, 4 bibliographic sources. |
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