MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, AND SEXUAL RELATIONS IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA

Customs and attitude about marriage, divorce, and sexual practices are undergoing change in China. Some of the changes have been encouraged by the government while others have occurred almost in spite of government efforts to redirect policy. Getting information on changes is not an easy task, even in this period of Chinese willingness to be more open. The resulting- overview is based on available sources as well as the personal experiences of the authors, one of whom is a Chinese national and well known researcher into sex, marriage, and family in China. The others is an American who has visited China and written on various aspects of sexual behavior in China.