Deborah S Davis; Sara L Friedman sku-33939779 Marriage

Wives, Husbands, and Lovers: Marriage and Sexuality in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Urban China is a hardcover by Deborah S Davis; Sara L Friedman. Listed under All Manuals & Guides as sku-33939779, it examines changes in intimacy and marriage in these urban settings since the 1980's.

It covers no-fault divorce laws, lower rates of childbearing within marriage, and growing tolerance of non-marital and non-heterosexual relationships. The authors also consider how states have withdrawn from some aspects of marriage while remaining involved in others.

The book questions assumptions that everyone prefers marriage, that extramarital sexuality is incompatible with it, or that marriage must unite a man and a woman, and considers possible futures for family life across the region.