The family and demography in contemporary Taiwan.(Special Issue: Families in Asia: Beliefs and Realities)

From: Journal of Comparative Family Studies | Date: March 22, 1995| Author: Lee, Mei-Lin; Sun, Te-Hsiung | Copyright information

This paper analyzes changes in the family of Taiwan in the context of demographic change and ideological characteristics. The analysis is mainly based on a series of KAP surveys from 1965 to 1985, which interviewed representative samples of the households with married women of ages 20-39 in Taiwan. The results indicate that although the traditional Chinese family system persists, it is being eroded by the rapid social and demographic changes. Following the resolution of extended families, the...

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