Change in Marriage and Family Structure at the Turn of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China
Abstract
Changes in marriage and family is an important part of social change. End of the Qing's marriage and family change is accompanied by political reform movement and the development of the revolution. It is an important part of social change is an important part of the feminist movement and an important symbol of the awakening of humanity. Reform Reform period, a large number of reformist thinkers from the life of the nation's perspective and focus on natural rights, violently attacked the institution of marriage and maintaining the old system Tsunatsune Norm, and strongly advocated changes in the institution of marriage in order to promote national progress of civilization and national prosperity. Early 20th century, with the bourgeois democratic revolution movements, stands for marriage and family change also calls for the rapid rise, forming a powerful critique of the old marriage and family opinion, and thus to promote freedom of marriage and the establishment of a "monogamous and unmarried children" as the core human relations and equal small families, young families, said the new, late Qing dynasty and become the main trends in marriage and family change. This progress of social civilization played a positive role can not be underestimated