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POLS3620 - Marriage: POLS3620 - Marriage: West and EastWest and East
Europe VS ChinaEurope VS China
09009949 Hui Lok Ching Joey09009949 Hui Lok Ching Joey
09012001 Ng Man Fung Matthew09012001 Ng Man Fung Matthew
Origin Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Christian faith No specific ceremony before 16th
century in Europe Mutual consent, declaration of
intention to marry England and Wales started to require
formal ceremony of marriage Mostly monogamy
Chinese marriage became a custom between 402 and 221 BC
Have to follow the ideas of
Confucianism Rituals of Three Letters and Six
Etiquettes Mostly polygyny in practice
WestWest Traditional ChinaTraditional China
Meaning of “to get married”Meaning of “to get married”
Patriarchal society
1.
Monogamy in Christian regions
2.
3.
Monogamy since 1930 in China/1971 in HK
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ProcedureProcedure
WestWest ProposalProposal Arranging the weddingArranging the wedding CeremonyCeremony
EastEast Three letters and six Three letters and six
etiquettesetiquettes Proposal Birthdates Matching Bride price Wedding gifts Arranging the wedding Wedding Ceremony
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Marriage ProposalMarriage Proposal
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WestWest
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EastEast
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Dressing and Fortune ColourDressing and Fortune Colour
WestWest EastEast
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Wedding ProcedureWedding ProcedureEurope China
Nature of wedding procedure Simple Complex
Selection of luck day Not important Very important
Kneel and serve tea to parents Not necessary Necessary
Fortune colour White Red
Presiding By clericals Mostly by female matchmaker
Exchange of rings during the ceremony Necessary Not necessary
Honey moon May go travel Stay home and make babies
Meet before the wedding Not limited Could not see each other
Vow and kiss to finish the ceremony Yes No
Carry the brideBy carriage By sedan chair
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DivorceDivorceWestWest
'no-fault' principle'no-fault' principle does not require a party to assert does not require a party to assert
fault on the part of their partnerfault on the part of their partner courts may still take into account courts may still take into account
the behavior of the parties when the behavior of the parties when dividing property, debts, dividing property, debts, evaluating custody and supportevaluating custody and support
at-fault divorceat-fault divorce "grounds" for divorce (popularly "grounds" for divorce (popularly
called "fault") was the only way called "fault") was the only way to terminate a marriageto terminate a marriage
Summary divorce, uncontested Summary divorce, uncontested divorce, mediated divorcedivorce, mediated divorce
Traditional ChinaTraditional China The wife lacks filial piety towards her parents-The wife lacks filial piety towards her parents-
in-law (in-law (不順舅姑不順舅姑 ). ). She fails to bear a son (She fails to bear a son ( 無子無子 ). ). She is vulgar or lewd/adulterous (She is vulgar or lewd/adulterous ( 淫淫 ). ). She is jealous (She is jealous ( 妒妒 ) objecting to her husband ) objecting to her husband
taking an additional wife or concubine. taking an additional wife or concubine. She has a vile disease (She has a vile disease ( 有惡疾有惡疾 ).). She is gossipy (She is gossipy ( 口多言口多言 ).). She commits theft (She commits theft ( 竊盜竊盜 ))
Contemporary ChinaContemporary China Women were permitted to divorce their
husbands under new Marriage Law
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Shared features•Similarity
•Resources exchange•Mate gradient
West•Individual preference
East•Family expectation•Social-economic
•Physical
Shared expectation•Loyalty•Caring
West•Pursuit of Happiness
East•Stability of life•Long-lasting
•The linkage of two In-Law
Shared value•Beneficial to marriage-Attention from parent
-30% less chance of divorce/kid•Boys are more helpful than girls
West•Babies as the assets of marriage
•Continuality of Love•An constraint to divorce
East•Fertility as a traditional duty
•Baby boys for the clan•Responsible to his/her success
Reasons of Spousal conflictsReasons of Spousal conflicts
Shared features•Cover up in dating
•Change of role•U-shaped frequency
West•Difference in background
•Patient/ Tolerance •Young marriage
East•Children raising
•Economic situation•Housework
•Law-relationship•Violence
Shared features•Male: happier life
-Better career-Better sex life
•Betterment of life
WestWomen: Less satisfied
-Less attractive-Reality Vs Dream
Higher divorce rate (70% in USA)
EastWomen: Adaptation
-Influence of Society
As women’s status growing…
Which marriage style do you prefer?Which marriage style do you prefer?
The endThe end