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- Title
Experiences of Autonomy in Marriage and Divorce Within the Chinese Traditional System.
- Authors
Yan, Wenhua; Huang, Chengshi; Chen, Lan; Dong, Fengran; Wu, Xuan; Hu, Ting; Zhou, Xingyue; Jin, Ruoshui
- Abstract
The Chinese traditional system features a hierarchical familial culture. When confronted with individualization and autonomy in choices of marriage and divorce, the system remains resilient and intervenes in the lives of young families. To analyze the discourses of divorced urban young adults, 46 participants (23 women and 23 men) aged 24–39 years were recruited from various regions in China. Through an analysis of the stressors involved in marriage and divorce, the concrete values and the conceptions shared in a unitary system of traditions were elicited. The promise of stability in a marriage was the appeal of this system while the focus on offspring was the general interest with evolutionary elements that justify this system. The concept of the individual autonomy of divorce grew from marital experiences and would be confined to the traditional system if its appeal remains unchallenged.
- Subjects
CHINA; CHILDBIRTH laws; MARRIAGE law; DIVORCE &; psychology; CULTURE; MARRIAGE; FOCUS groups; RESEARCH methodology; GROUNDED theory; INTERVIEWING; SOCIAL stigma; EXPERIENCE; T-test (Statistics); SOCIOECONOMIC factors; AUTONOMY (Psychology); GOVERNMENT policy; FAMILY relations; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
- Publication
Journal of Family Issues, 2023, Vol 44, Issue 6, p1547
- ISSN
0192-513X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0192513X211060049