Part I To Marry Off a Daughter The ancient China is a typical male patriarchal society. ... Size Up a Prospective Mate Meeting The first time a man and a woman meet under the arrangement of the match-maker is referred to as "a matchmaking interview." ... At this time, the young fiancée and fiancé would present to their beloved ones some small portable items such as fans, handkerchief, small ornaments that can remind him/her of their love. ... Meanwhile, it is also a good time for the two families to get to know each other and get acquainted. ... In contemporary China, many ...

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Some paid for tutors to educate their daughters. ... This was the time that the patriarchal system was fully established. ... If the parents-in-law killed the daughter-in-law, they would be jailed for only three years." ...

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In 1979, the Chinese government selected to make Chinese communism more open and capitalistic. Under the new leadership of Deng Xiaoping, China revolutionized its policy on fertility and wealth. The government wanted to do more than just equitably divide up wealth; instead, it started focusing on creating economic growth. Deng Xiaoping's famous statement clearly illustrates this policy shift, "[t]o build socialism it is necessary to develop the productive forces. Poverty is not socialism" (Goodman 121). ...

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