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Cultural Perceptions and Couple Relations in Mainland China Professor Agn gnes Koon-chui i LA LAW, PhD PhD Qich ichuang Soc ocial l Ser ervice e Ce Center, Guangzhou, Ch Chin ina Cen enter for Social Work Education and Res esearch,
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Decreasing birth rate In 2016, 17.86m newborn vs 2017, 17.23m,
In 2017
Indicating an upsurge for having a second child
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Family is the most important social unit in the support
Traditional patriarchal values are implicit in many social,
Sustaining the family clan and its name, with male as the heir
Man’s role: in charge of affairs outside of the family Woman’s role: in charge of household chores inside of the
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Financial power of the two families Social status of the two families Educational backgrounds of the couple Women prefer to marry up the social ladder Men prefer to marry on the same rung of the ladder or
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Good wishes of the relatives
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In order to control population growth, the one child policy per married
Social issues arising:
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Intergenerational conflict over whether the
Dispute between the couple over whether to
In view of the rising ageing population and relatively low birth rate (1.6),
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Five years ago, Ling left her home village to seek work in
She met her boyfriend, who is also from the rural area. Soon
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Ming, a single child, with good academic ability, eventually
The husband is always away on business trips and shows little
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Six months ago, Wah married a man who, being the only son,
The husband is always absent from home and has been having
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A couple, both university graduates, married a few years ago.
After the wife had given birth to a baby boy, the parents
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A couple are both lecturers at a university. The wife is a single
When she was already seven months pregnant, and guessing it
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Another similar case. A couple came from a village that has a
For health reasons, the wife, aged 38, was medically advised
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Getting married is a much felt social pressure for young people
Insufficient understanding and acceptance of each other’s
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Parents often play a dominant role in structuring couple
To have the understanding and support of parents of both
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The strong preference for son over
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‘To win at the starting line of the race’ is a motto of
The families of both sides would readily exhaust their
The academic achievement of the child is valued as the
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Drastic social change has led to many incongruent social
Traditional agrarian, patriarchal values are incompatible with the
More young people are attempting to explore alternative ideas
Eliminating gender stereotypes, promoting awareness of gender
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