Social Change and the Family in TaiwanUntil the 1940s, social life in Taiwan was generally organized through the family—marriages were arranged by parents, for example, and senior males held authority. In the following years, as Taiwan evolved rapidly from an agrarian to an industrialized society, individual decisions became less dependent on the family and more influenced by outside forces. Social Change and the Family in Taiwan provides an in-depth analysis of the complex changes in family relations in a society undergoing revolutionary social and economic transformation. This interdisciplinary study explores the patterns and causes of change in education, work, income, leisure time, marriage, living arrangements, and interactions among extended kin. Theoretical chapters enunciate a theory of family and social change centered on the life course and modes of social organization. Other chapters look at the shift from arranged marriages toward love matches, as well as changes in dating practices, premarital sex, fertility, and divorce. Contributions to the book are made by Jui-Shan Chang, Ming-Cheng Chang, Deborah S. Freedman, Ronald Freedman, Thomas E. Fricke, Albert Hermalin, Mei-Lin Lee, Paul K. C. Liu, Hui-Sheng Lin, Te-Hsiung Sun, Arland Thornton, Maxine Weinstein, and Li-Shou Yang. |
Contents
Nine | 22 |
Three | 30 |
The Social and Economic Transformation of Taiwan | 49 |
Four | 69 |
Theoretical Mechanisms of Family Change | 88 |
Five | 115 |
From Arranged Marriage toward Love Match | 148 |
Seven | 154 |
Trends in Marital Dissolution | 245 |
Eleven | 264 |
Twelve | 305 |
Thirteen | 335 |
Fourteen | 359 |
Fifteen | 396 |
Appendix | 412 |
References | 425 |
Dating and Premarital Sexual Intimacy and Pregnancy | 178 |
Eight | 202 |
Determinants of Historical Changes in Marital Timing | 225 |
List of Contributors | 443 |
Common terms and phrases
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