Continuity and Change in Family Arrangements in China. a Comparison with the Uk Family
Continuity and change in family arrangements in China.
A comparison with the UK family
1. Introduction
This essay is aim to compare the two countries with long shining history. China has got 2000 years’ feudal history which leads to the deep-rooted patriarchy and sexual discrimination. The UK used to be the empire on which the sun never sets, with the strongest economic and military power, patriarchy didn’t weak until recent years.
These two giants have changed hugely nowadays. With the on-going of research, we will try to get the true reasons of the start and fading to patriarchy. Analysis of the different conditions in two countries can demonstrate a major image of society status obviously.
2. Main Body
2.1 Firstly we need to give family a definition
As is known to all, definitions of the family may vary and change over time and according to areas of interest. One early definition of the family was that offered by the anthropologist George Peter Murdock (Erera 2001): The ancestors are amusing accumulation characterized by accepted residence, bread-and-butter cooperation, and reproduction. It includes adults of both sexes, at atomic two of whom advance a socially accustomed animal relationship and one or added children, own or adopted, of the sexually cohabiting adults.
For short, it can be concluded as “married man and woman with their offspring” that is known as the nuclear family (Van der Klis 2008).
The other one is extended family which extends beyond the former one, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives, who all live nearby or in one household.
2.2 About the Patriarchy
Patriarchy is an arrangement of association in which the ancestor or earlier macho is arch of the ancestors and coast is traced through the macho line. Feudal patriarchy will abuse and afflict the spirit of addition and advancement.
2.2.1 Patriarchy in China
When talking about the patriarchy in China, Confucian has to be the
A comparison with the UK family
1. Introduction
This essay is aim to compare the two countries with long shining history. China has got 2000 years’ feudal history which leads to the deep-rooted patriarchy and sexual discrimination. The UK used to be the empire on which the sun never sets, with the strongest economic and military power, patriarchy didn’t weak until recent years.
These two giants have changed hugely nowadays. With the on-going of research, we will try to get the true reasons of the start and fading to patriarchy. Analysis of the different conditions in two countries can demonstrate a major image of society status obviously.
2. Main Body
2.1 Firstly we need to give family a definition
As is known to all, definitions of the family may vary and change over time and according to areas of interest. One early definition of the family was that offered by the anthropologist George Peter Murdock (Erera 2001): The ancestors are amusing accumulation characterized by accepted residence, bread-and-butter cooperation, and reproduction. It includes adults of both sexes, at atomic two of whom advance a socially accustomed animal relationship and one or added children, own or adopted, of the sexually cohabiting adults.
For short, it can be concluded as “married man and woman with their offspring” that is known as the nuclear family (Van der Klis 2008).
The other one is extended family which extends beyond the former one, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other relatives, who all live nearby or in one household.
2.2 About the Patriarchy
Patriarchy is an arrangement of association in which the ancestor or earlier macho is arch of the ancestors and coast is traced through the macho line. Feudal patriarchy will abuse and afflict the spirit of addition and advancement.
2.2.1 Patriarchy in China
When talking about the patriarchy in China, Confucian has to be the