Social change and the family in Taiwan
By: Arland Thornton and Hui-Sheng Lin ; with contributions by Jui-Shan Chang ... [et al.].
Contributors: Lin, Hui-sheng.
Series: Population and development; Population and development (Chicago, Ill.)
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
Subjects: Family -- Taiwan; Marriage -- Taiwan; Taiwan -- Social conditions -- 1988-
Other titles: Social change & the family in Taiwan.
Description: Until the 1940s, social life in Taiwan was generally organized and given meaning 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 strongly 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 economic and social transformation.

This thorough, interdisciplinary study explores the patterns and causes of change in various aspects of society, including education, work, income transfers, leisure time, marriage, living arrangements, and interactions with 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. The authors bring together perspectives from sociology, demography, economics, anthropology, and history to provide a thorough and informative study of the many ways social and economic changes affect the family.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-442) and index.
Spine title: Social change & the family in Taiwan.