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ID146077
Title ProperIs it better to cry in a BMW or to laugh on a bicycle? Marriage, ‘financial performance anxiety’, and the production of class in Nanjing (People's Republic of China)
LanguageENG
AuthorZAVORETTI, ROBERTA
Summary / Abstract (Note)Drawing on ethnographic data collected in the city of Nanjing, China, the article analyses discursive practices of courtship and marriage in the context of post-Mao and post-Deng economic, social, and legal developments. Informants’ discussions often revolve around the tension between the idea that marriage should be about love and the increasing material demands that prospective grooms face upon marriage in a market-led consumer society. This tension also emerges in media debates on the hedonistic attitude of Ma Nuo, a contestant on the matchmaking programme Feicheng Wurao (If you are the one). Informants, on the other hand, articulate their feelings in terms of family responsibility and pursue marriages that, while based on choice, may also ensure financial stability and parental approval.
`In' analytical NoteModern Asian Studies Vol. 50, No.4; Jul 2016: p.1190-1219
Journal SourceModern Asian Studies 2016-07 50, 4
Key WordsMarriage ;  Nanjing ;  Financial Performance Anxiety ;  Production of Class