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Inter-regime Marriage and Mobility: the case of mainland China and Taiwan.
- Source :
- Journal of Contemporary China; Nov99, Vol. 8 Issue 22, p499, 18p, 10 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- The recent increasing socioeconomic and political interactions between mainland China and Taiwan have resulted in a significant number of marriages between the two societies. Why do people cross the Strait to look for a marriage partner? What are the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of such marriages? And what impact do these marriages have on society as well as on the individuals involved? These are the issues we explore in this paper. Analyzing a survey on cross-Strait marriages conducted by the authors, this paper concludes that inter-regime marriages between these two societies predominately involve older Taiwanese males and younger mainland females. The general pattern in these marriages represents an exchange between the intrinsic attributes (age, appearance) of the mainland women and the extrinsic attributes (financial status) of the Taiwanese men. In addition, inter-regime marriages provide a means for mainland women to attain geographic and eventually social mobility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- INTERMARRIAGE
INTERNATIONAL relations
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10670564
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 22
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Contemporary China
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2397428
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10670569908724359