MarriageinChina中国婚姻的发展.ppt

CONTENTS Ancient marriage Traditional marriage Modern marriage Marriage across nations Marriage in ancient China Drawback of ancient marriage The characteristics of marriage The women don’t have jobs and they have no rights in the family ,the ideal wife can be inferred to the one who serve her husband honestly . People always emphasize that the new couple must be matched with each other that they must act equally(at least apparently) in any ways. People don’t have the right to choose their wife or husband, most of them get married by their parents’ commands. Reasons Across the history Chinese families had paid great attention to the matched marriages,which reffer to the marriage between families which are equal in social and economic status. The characteristics of marriage there has a custom that a marriage without the permission of parents or the recommendation of match-makers would be considered informal. Generally speaking,it was very unfair for both the couple to accept such arrangements,especially for women.at the same time,women required not only to serve only one husband but also to obey many strict rules,and the notable one can be the three obediences and the four virtues. In one word,women hardly had rights in pursuing their own happiness in ancient marriages,from which most of them had suffered a lot. Traditional marriage Most of traditional Chinese still think the ideal marriage is the one in which people could stay with beloved partner for eternity. The family background and reputation of bride and bridegroom were still seriously taken into account,and all the same, the purpose of the marriage was focused on raising children,but it is more advanced. Men are still a little more dominant than women in traditional marriages,because men are still the main force to support the family and women are still not adequate for many jobs . But things have become better that women start to have many ri