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Wives, Husbands, and Lovers：Marriage and Sexuality in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Urban China
  1. Wives, Husbands, and Lovers：Marriage and Sexuality in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Urban China

Wives, Husbands, and Lovers：Marriage and Sexuality in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Urban China

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WhatisthestateofintimateromanticrelationshipsandmarriageinurbanChina,HongKong,andTaiwan?Sincethe1980s,manyconventionalexpectationshavebeenabandonedfollowingthepassageofnofaultdivorcelaws,fallingratesofchildbearingwithinmarriage,andincreasedtolerancefornon-maritalandnon-heterosexualintimaterelationships.Tracinghowthemarital“rulesofthegame”havechangedacrosstheregionwiththeunevenretreatofstatesupervisionandcontrol,Wives,Husbands,andLoverschallengesthelong-standingassumptionsthatmarriageistheuniversallypreferredstatusforallmenandwomeninChinesesocieties,thatextramaritalsexualityisincompatiblewithmarriage,orthatmarriagenecessarilyunitesamanandawoman.Readindialogue,thechapterscompellinglyillustrateanewrangeofpotentialfuturesformarriage,sexuality,andfamily.

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