The ‘bride price’ in China keeps rising. Some village want to put a cap on it | School of Social Sciences

The ‘bride price’ in China keeps rising. Some village want to put a cap on it

September 23, 2018

Wang Feng, sociology, via The Washington Post, Sep. 23, 2018

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Wang Feng, a sociologist who studies Chinese demography at the University of California at Irvine, said there is incredible social pressure for families to help arrange perceived “good marriages” for their sons. People would find ways around any regulation — even limits on bride price. “It’s trying to cure a symptom, not the root issue,” he said.

For the full story, please visit https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/the-bride-price-in-china-keeps-rising-some-villages-want-to-put-a-cap-on-it/2018/09/22/000257b0-a9ad-11e8-8f4b-aee063e14538_story.html?utm_term=.6b0589956154.

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