China The unfinished sexual revolution in China November 20, 2019 0 Image Credit: Beijing China by James Macey/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC 2.0. Written by Xiying Wang. ‘Sexual revolution’ has become a buzzword used by scholars both…
Gender Marrying Out, Marrying Up, and Not Marrying September 18, 2017 0 Written by Cindy Fan. Patrilocal exogamy refers to the new wife leaving her natal family and moving to join the husband’s family. In short, Chinese…
China Parental Matchmaking and Middle-class families in Contemporary China June 23, 2016 0 Written by Jun Zhang. People’s Park is a central landmark in metropolitan Shanghai. But since June 2005, a corner of the park has also become…
Education Overseas study as ‘escape route’ for young Chinese women June 22, 2016 0 Written by Fran Martin. “Study abroad fever” (留學熱) is a notable trend in Chinese society. Every year over 400,000 Chinese students study abroad–the largest number of…
China Women’s Rights Advocacy in China: Some Cautious Optimism? November 10, 2015 0 Written by Cara Wallis. In late September of this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a speech at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and…
China Sex in China: History, Debates and Policy Implications November 9, 2015 0 Written by Elaine Jeffreys and Haiqing Yu. A standard explanation for the rise of pre-marital sexuality and homosexuality in China is that young people have been…
China Waiting for the small print on the two-child policy November 3, 2015 0 Written by Jackie Sheehan. China’s ageing population and worsening dependency ratio are the driving force behind the decision at last week’s Fifth Plenum of the…