Family and Relationship Trends in China — Across generations, across the urban-rural divide
About this episode
The episode discusses the changing dynamics of families and relationships in China, focusing on demographic challenges and trends across generations and regions.
There’s been much talk recently about China’s demographic challenges: a fast-ageing population, a fall in the number of marriages, and record low birth rates - despite the relaxation of the One Child Policy ten years ago - as well as a rise in divorce rates over the past two decades. So what is going on in Chinese families and relationships? One person who studies this in great depth is Liu Jieyu, professor of sociology and China Studies at SOAS, and co-editor of the journal the China Quarter...
People in this episode
Guest: Liu Jieyu
Topics covered
- demographics
- family trends
- relationships
- sociology
- urban-rural divide
- marriage
- divorce
Keywords
- China
- demographic challenges
- marriage rates
- birth rates
- divorce rates
- sociology
- urban-rural divide
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: SOAS, SOAS China Institute
Books & works: the China Quarter
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