Song Family Village. 4, Marriage, Maoism and Modernity : Changing Modes of Marriage Exchange in a North China Village / ethnography and directed by Zhifang Song ; written and produced by Gary Seaman
Published
London, England : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2009
This film outlines the types of marriage exchange practiced in a Chinese village over the last fifty years. Dowry, brideprice and exchange marriages have dominated the marriage market in turn as villagers have responded to changes in economic, political and social conditions. At present, the practice of 'pseudodowry' (indirect exchange) marks the ability of young women to demand large payments of cash from the groom's family, which are used to create prestigious public displays of wedding gifts for the bride. A historical overview links the personal life of Mao Zedong to issues of parental authority in arranging marriages
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