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Portrait Lisa Eklund. Photo: Emma Lord.

Lisa Eklund

Associate Professor | Senior Lecturer

Portrait Lisa Eklund. Photo: Emma Lord.

Being a single man in rural China

Author

  • Isabelle Attané
  • Tania Angeloff
  • Michel Bozon
  • Lisa Eklund
  • Giovanna M. Merli
  • Thierry Pairault
  • Su Wang
  • Li Shuzhuo
  • Yang Xueyan
  • Wang Sasa
  • Li Weidong
  • Yang Bo
  • Zhang Qunlin
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Summary, in English

Those who are single in rural China are almost exclusively men. The presence of excess men in the population combines with internal migration and women's quest for upward social mobility through marriage to explain this phenomenon. The DefiChine survey sheds light on the situation of single men in three rural districts of Shaanxi. One of its findings is that, although the shortage of women does create competition between men looking for a wife, the social and economic dimensions of male singlehood cannot be ignored.

Department/s

  • Sociology

Publishing year

2018-01-01

Language

English

Pages

1-4

Publication/Series

Population and Societies

Issue

557

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Institut National d'Etudes Demographiques

Topic

  • Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)

Keywords

  • Male singlehood
  • Rural China
  • Sex imbalance
  • Sexual behaviour
  • Social norms

Status

Published

Project

  • DefiChine

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0184-7783