Social change, intercultural conflict, and marital dynamics in a chinese marriage in brief concurrent individual and couple therapy

Abstract

“There is beginning and ending. There is cause and consequence in everything. Knowing what comes first and what comes later is close to Tao.” Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Marital Therapy Help-Seeking Attitudes of Young Adults in Mainland China

“…Turning toward parents and respected elders may help to strengthen family ties and provide the young couple with wise counsel, however it may increase worry and emotional strain on these parents, or increase conflict within the family as the marital wisdom of the parent's generation collides with the expectations and beliefs of the younger generation. This potential generational divide on relational issues is now more likely to occur, given the changing family dynamics related to the one child policy (Shi & Scharff, 2008) and to the changing values due to rapid industrialization and modernization (Chang et al, 2005). Therefore, a marital problem in one generation could have implications for treating additional family members other than just the presenting couple.…”

Marital Therapy in Mainland China: A Qualitative Study of Young Adults' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs

“…For example, China has experienced a 208% increase in divorce between 1979 and 2007, with the expectation that this increase will only continue in the foreseeable future (Wang & Zhou, 2010). Rapid social and economic changes in Asia within recent decades, particularly in the urban areas of China, have led to changes in gender roles (Shi & Wang, 2009) and the male-female marital relationship (Shi & Scharff, 2008). These social changes in China have led to and are expected to lead to further breakdowns in the family system and specifically distressed marital relationships (Shi & Wang, Running head: MARITAL THERAPY IN MAINLAND CHINA 4 2009; Tseng et al, 2001).…”