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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.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marriage customs and rites--China--Hebei Sheng.
- Marriage customs and rites.
- Social change--China--Hebei Sheng.
- Social change.
- Manners and customs.
- Hebei Sheng (China)--Social life and customs.
- Hebei Sheng (China).
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (31 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Royal Anthropological Institute, 2009.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- In Chinese.
- Original language in Chinese.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2016).
- OCLC:
- 954042661
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