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United College GEU 4011E Senior Seminar Research Presentation Understanding Marriage Yeung Nga Man Chan Hiu Yan Leung Lai Man Yuen Lee Lee
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Page 1: United College GEU 4011E Senior Seminar Research Presentation Understanding Marriage Yeung Nga Man Chan Hiu Yan Leung Lai Man Yuen Lee Lee.

United College GEU 4011ESenior Seminar

Research Presentation

Understanding MarriageYeung Nga Man

Chan Hiu YanLeung Lai ManYuen Lee Lee

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Source: Hong Kong SAR Census and Statistics Department

1996 2000 20060

10

20

30

40

50

60

UnmarriedMarriedDivorce

Present situation

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Introduction• Late marriage• Cohabitation• negative image towards marriage

THE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ VIEWS ON MARRIAGE IN HONG KONG

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Content

1

•Introduction

2

• University student’s views on marriage

3

• Factors affecting their views

4

•Alternative ways to substitute marriage

5

• Suggestion

6

• Conclusion

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Methodology1. Survey – questionnaire at

http://www.my3q.com/home2/290/fyp0809cohabitation/62042.phtml- targets: University students in Hong Kong

2. Interview with Professor Ting Kwok Fai, Department of Sociology, CUHK

3. Case study – interview of a student who does not want to get married

4. Documentary analysis

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HypothesesUniversity students have lost their confidence in the marriage system and have negative views towards marriage.

Their views towards marriage are affected by various factors.

University students tend to use other alternatives to replace marriage.

1

2

3

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University students’ views on marriage- - Students are willing to get married.

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1) First Hypothesis

university students have lost their confidence in the marriage system and have a negative view towards marriage

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Students’ views on marriage

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Are you willing to get married?

marrynot marry

More than 90% of the respondents expressed that they will get married, only 7.3% won’t , which is a relatively small proportion.

Students’ views on marriage

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1st hypothesis

failed

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3. Students’ views on marriage in relation to their background

a. Genderb. Religionc. Family

backgroundd. Dating

experiencee. Studying year

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male femal0

50

100

150

200

250

Gender proportion

non-believers believers0

20406080

100120140160180

Religion

Yes91%

No9%

Are you from a divorced family?

Dated not dated0

50

100

150

200

250 Dating experience

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4. University students’ perception of marriage

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a. Perceptions of ‘perfect marriage’• Love and commitment • deny reproduction and basic economic

conditionA lifelong

commitment

Overcome difficulties of life at all time

Share responsibilities

Between one man and one

woman

Love and happiness

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b. Reasons for getting married • Best times: 27 to 29, 24 to 26.

Formation of families

Request by the partner

Others Fear of lonliness

Maintenance of lifelong

relationship

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b. Reasons for getting married Other Factors

• traditional Chinese customs and ideas• family pressure• peer pressure• religious belief • Therefore, university students articulate their

reasons of getting married to internal and personal consideration rather than external pressure.

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c. Values of marriage – love and commitment

Value of marriage

Love and commitment

Maintenance of social stability

Responding to parents’ expectations

Extending family tree

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Why did the first hypothesis fail?

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Can anyone help?

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Professor Ting Kwok Fai

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5. Reasons for the failure — Changes of society

• Rise of divorce rate ≠collapse of marriage system

• due to many other reasons• Industrialization, rise of women status,

advancement of technology, “liquid” love • pure relationship

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5. Reasons for the failure — Media construction

• focus on cohabitations, the alarming divorce rate and people’s failure in maintaining love and commitment in marriage

• Magazines, newspaper • a wrong perception of losing confidence in

marriage

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2nd Hypothesis-Factors affecting attitudes towards marriage

Marriage

Family

Personal experience

Friends/ peers

Social atmosphere

Media

Religion 1

3

2

5

4

6

2nd Hypothesis confirmed

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Personal

experie

nceFa

mily

Friends/p

eers

Socia

l atm

osphere

Religion

The media

The most influential factor is personal experience.

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1. Personal Experience

Note• 1/3 of the respondents have not dated before

Other people they have met in

life

Partners

Dating experience

Family and Friends

(part 2 and 3)

Education

Elderly people

Teacher

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Strongly disagree: 1% Disagree: 2%

Neutral: 35%

Agree: 48%

Strongly disagree:14%

Dating experience affects my view on marriage

Strongly disagree: 1% Disagree: 1%Neutral: 9%

Agree: 68%

Strongly agree: 21%

Personal experience affects my view towards marriage

1. Personal experience

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2. Friends/peers• Friends are always a source of advice• Emotional support and

understanding especially with less parental support

• less important than parents

Strongly disagree: 2%Disagree:

12%

Neutral: 47%

Agree: 34%

Strongly agree: 5%

Friends have a positive impact on my view towards marriage Strongly agree: 3%

Dis-agree:

7%

Neutral: 34%

Agree: 49%

Strongly agree: 7%

Friends affect my view on marriage

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3. Religion• 162 respondents have no religion• Christians, Catholics and Buddhists• All Positive impact

Strongly disagree: 4%Disagree:

7%Neutral: 13%

Agree: 46%

Strongly agree: 30%

Religion affects my view on marriage

strongly disagreedisagreeneutralagreestrongly agree

Strongly disagree: 3% Disagree: 1%Neutral:

12%

Agree: 46%

Strongly agree: 38%

Religion has a positive impact on my view on marriage

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•Very positive image

•Hints deeper love between humans and God

•Unbreakable and united

Christianity•Higher

standard•Must be

between any two baptized Catholics and it is a sacrament

Catholic

•Marriage as a personal concern

•Leading a happy married life

Buddhism

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4. Family

Strongly disagree

1%Disagree

6%Neutral12%

Agree62%

Strongly

agree19%

Family affects my views on marriage

Strongly disagree

3% Dis-agree10%

Neutral25%

Agree47%

Strongly

agree15%

Parents' relationships and values have positive in-

fluence on my views

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4. Family

• Shape views and understandings– Spent most of the times with family members– Learn core value orientations in family– One of parents’ most important tasks

• Affected by family situation– Marital conflicts– Working parents– Remarriages

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4. Family

Changes in society and

values

Fundamental family attitudes

and values

Best to get married

Have children

Not to divorce

Not to get involved in extra-marital affairs

More heterogeneous

More receptive towards divorce & remarriage

More receptive towards pre-marital sex & cohabitation

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5. Social atmosphere

Strongly disagree

2% Dis-agree14%

Neutral26%Agree

51%

Strongly agree7%

Social atmosphere affects my views on marriage

Strongly disagree

9%

Disagree29%

Neutral43%

Agree17%

Strongly agree3%

Social atmosphere makes me have positive views no

marriage

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5. Social atmosphere

• Shared values social norms– Behavior element: specify the behavior preferred– Moral element: guides what is right or wrong

• Changes & norms in HK– Nuclear family (3.9 persons 3 persons)– Marriage norms• Increasing divorce rate• Decreasing marriage rate• Late marriage• Increasing remarriages

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6. Media

Strongly disagree

11%

Disagree39%Neutral

35%

Agree15%

The media makes me have positive views on marriage

Strongly disagree

5%

Disagree27%

Neutral32%

Agree33%

Strongly agree2%

The media affects my views on marriage

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6. Media

Political info

•Get most of political information from TV affected their views on politics and political institutions

Sexual images

•Sexual images of women support sexual aggression

Violenc

e

•Emulate violent acts in identical fashion to portrayals in films/ TV

•Aggressions are not harmful

•Aggressor is actually a good person and is rarely punished

Marriage

•Easy breaking ups, divorce, extra-marital affairs, family violence &remarriage

•The reasons: lack of love/ boredom

•Males having multiple partners attractive & valuable

•‘Marriage is the tomb’

TV has a major influence on attitudes

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6. Media

• Newspapers & magazines also contribute to the problem– Headlines reporting divorces or breaking-ups of

celebrities– Modeling effect• Idols do not behave healthily and positively• Divorced• Single parent• Having a promiscuous life

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The 3rd hypothesis

University students tend to use other

alternatives to replace marriage.

Failed

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Alternative ways to substitute marriage by university students

Freedom in love and relationship

Remain single Cohabitation0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

70.00%

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Their attitude towards marriage

• Is marriage a covenant for life?• • Does marriage have its own

important values?

Values include: experience love fulfill promises point to a new stage in life

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Their attitude towards marriage

• Is marriage indispensable in their lives?

• Does marriage have an irreplaceable position in society?

• Can marriage protect love and relationship?

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Interview with Winnie Ho

University: CUHKMajor: IBBA

Year: 2Preferred Status: Single

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Reasons for not getting married

Being tied down Career

Enjoy being single

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Being tied down by marriage

Less pressure &

responsibilities

Liquid love Individualization

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Being tied down by marriage

Pressure responsibility

Excitement

Waste time

Troublesome

Conflicts

Unhappy

Love

Romantic

Winnie

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Enjoy being single

Depend on husband

Past Education

Career

Social status

Independent

Burden to women

Now

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Background correlation

• All non-marriage students have NO RELIGION!!!

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Make a guess!

• Make a guess, more male or female are non-marriage students? or the same??

=

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Suggestion

Marriage is good!

Healthy develop-ment of children

Improve physical health

Import-ant to family

Social stability

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SuggestionMedia education

• Teenagers are target customers

• High spending power• Idols have higher

impact than parents• Make use of high

impact and high penetration power

• Convey positive messages

• Divert attention and focus more on the positive aspect of marriage

• The notable should behave themselves

Family relationship

• Pay more attention• Spend more time with

children• Convey the positive

views of marriage• Act as role models

Government support

• Current system may be inadequate

• Counseling advice before getting married

• Raise the awareness of the people about the importance of marriage and family.

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Conclusion

•Seem to view marriage of less importance

•Seem to have little confidence in marriage

•Tend to adapt and accept other alternatives

Hypothesis

•University students not lost their confidence in marriage

•Marriage is an irreplaceable part of lives

•Only a few choose not to get married

•Broken the construction of false images about the collapse of the marriage system

Findings

•Marriage is important

•Our target - university students’ opinions are good indicators of the future trend

•We hope the suggestions can be adopted

•It is essential to maintain love and commitment in marriage

Suggestions

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Limitations & Future ResearchSmall-scaled research

• Small amount of respondents are not representative• large-scaled projects should be conducted

Relationship between factor with marriage independent investigation

• Other factors e.g. economic structure and the cultural context can be explored.

Not limited to the values of marriage

• Social relationships between people can be further investigated.

Trends of adapting alternatives like cohabitation, singleness and late marriage exist

• These areas can be better explored • Affect our social development and structure.

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Q & A Session

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The End

Thank You!


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