Love, Marriage and Sex in Modern China CCCH 9013

1. Love, Marriage and Sex in Modern China CCCH 9013 Lecture 1

2. Course teachers • Dr. P.S.Y HO, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, psyho@hkucc.hku.hk • Dr. M.S.Y. LEE, Department of Sociology, leesym@hkucc.hku.hk • Dr. B. BAKKEN, Department of Sociology, bakken@hkucc.hku.hk

3. History question • What does PRC stand for? • What does ROC stand for? (1912) • What is the CCP? • When did the CCP take over Mainland China from the KMT?

4. Who was the Chairman of the Central Government when the People’s Republic of China was established in 1949? • 中华人民共和国于1949年建立时，谁是中央人民政府的主席？

5. When did the Cultural Revolution take place? • How did it end? • When did Mao Zedong die? • Who took over leadership after Mao’s death?

6. Who was the Second Generation leader of post-1949 China? • 1949年新中国建立以来中国的第二代领导人代表是谁?

7. Who was Deng Xiaoping and why was he so important to China? • 谁是邓小平？为什么他在中国的地位这么重要？ • What was Deng Xiaoping’s main formal position in CCP and PRC? (1981-1989) • 邓小平在中国共产党 /中华人民共和国最主要的正式职位是什么?

8. In what year did Deng Xiaoping die? 邓小平是哪一年去世的？ • In what year did Deng Xiaoping propose the “One Country, Two Systems”? 邓小平在哪一年提出“一国两制”的构想？

9. Which 3 of these 6 slogans were said by Deng? 以下6条口号中的哪3条是邓小平提出的？ • “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun” “枪杆子里出政权” • “No matter if it is a white cat or a black cat; as long as it can catch mice, it is a good cat”“不管白猫黑猫，能抓到老鼠的就是好猫” • “Power struggle is fun!” “与人斗，其乐无穷！” • “Cross the river by feeling the stones”“摸着石头过河” • “Practice is the sole test of truth”“实践是检验真理的唯一标准” • “All reputedly powerful reactionaries are merely paper tigers” “一切反动派都是纸老虎”

10. Economy question • What is the current exchange rate from HK dollar to Renminbi (RMB)? • 港币对人民币的最新汇率是多少？ • How would you go about converting your savings into RMB? • 你是否考虑把储蓄币种转换成人民币？港币能够转换人民币的上限?

11. When did China begin ‘Reform and Opening up’ and what happened? • 中国是什么时候开始实施改革开放政策的？有什么新改变？

12. Sex question • Why is the May Fourth movement (1920) called the first sex revolution? • 第一次性革命：1920年（源自“五四”运动)?

13. The Second sex revolution: 1950 (Marriage Law), what was new about it? • 第二次性革命：1950年（新《婚姻法》颁布), 有什么新改变？

14. What was the third sex revolution in 20th Century China? When did it happen?20世纪中国的三次性革命及发生源起？有什么新改变？ • 1980 (New marriage law), what was new about it?

15. On average, how many sexual partners do Chinese people have in their lifetimes? • 中国人一生当中平均有多少个性伴侣？

16. How much sex do Chinese people have in a year on average? • 中国人一年中性生活的频率？

17. Gender question • What is the difference between the two? 以下两个词有何不同之处？ • Nu xin– (literally: female sex). 女性－（字面意义：性别为女） • Fu nu – (literally: Married woman/wife). 妇女－（字面意义：已婚女子）

18. What is the difference between the two? • Zháinán (otaku, geek boy) 宅男 • Guangguan (bare branch) 光棍 • 宅男和光棍有何区别？

19. What 3Ss can describe “surplus women”? • 剩女的3Ss? • 3 Hs? • 剩女的3高是什么意思？

20. Who said this? 拜金女? • 寧願在寶馬車裡哭，也不在自行車上笑 • I would rather cry inside a BMW than laugh on a bike!

21. If You Are The One (Jiangsu Satellite TV)/非誠勿擾 (江蘇衛視) • I would rather cry inside a BMW rather than laugh on a bike! • This is a famous line from an episode of the dating game show “If You Are The One” in 2010 • An unemployed guy asked his potential date, “Would you like to take a ride with me on my bike?” • She answered, I would rather cry sitting inside a BMW …

22. If You Are The One (Jiangsu Satellite TV)/非誠勿擾 (江蘇衛視) • Video

23. How does an individual like Miss X make her dating choices and sexual decisions? • Family • Childhood • Personal history • Specific circumstances • Education • Popular discourse • Cultural norms • State/Political system/Law • Market/Economy • Performance of self

24. Mate selection criteria in modern societies in 2011 – Miss Y/tutor A • Money • Physical appearance • Sex appeal • Occupation/Professional identity • Personality • Temperament • Political identity • Age • Family background • Class • Ethnicity • Compatibility • Communication • Passion/romantic feelings • Health • Education • Religion

25. Mate selection criteria in modern societies in the 70s of China? • Money • Physical appearance • Sex appeal • Occupation/Professional identity • Personality • Temperament • Political identity • Age • Family background • Class • Ethnicity • Compatibility • Communication • Passion/romantic feelings • Health • Education • Religion

26. Marriage question • What is the divorce rate in China?

27. Can gay people get married in China? • 在中国，同性恋是否可以结婚？

28. When was the One Child Policy introduced in China? • 中国的计划生育是何时开始实施？ • Who suggested it?

29. Course description • This course begins from issues that are personally relevant to young people – mate choice, love, marriage, sex and family – with a view to helping them think about the historical and cultural roots of values concerning love, sexuality, marriage and family life in China. • In particular, this course will examine the profound transformation in Chinese values, lifestyles, norms, and desires, from Maoist utopianism to reform-era hedonism, which was brought about by market reforms and the opening of China.

30. Course Objectives • This course enables students to understand how love, sex and marriage constitute a useful lens for understanding Chinese culture, thoughts, values, and ways of life so as to provide a glimpse into the complex interconnections between political, cultural, economic and interpersonal realms of experience. • Students will acquire basic tools of sociological analysis through an introduction to theories such as sociological approaches to love, marriage and the family, second-wave feminist theories, critical and queer theories, and cultural theories of identity politics and globalization.

31. Tutors • Miss LI Jie李洁 • lijie08@hku.hk • Miss ZHENG Jing, Sylvia • 鄭靜 • zhengj@hku.hk • Miss YANG Shuyan • 楊姝焱 • yangsy@hku.hk • Wang Tingyan, Tiffany • 王婷豔 • h1093016@hku.hk • Miss LAI Man Yin Carine 黎文燕 • carinelai@socwork.hku.hk • Miss LUI Wai Shan, Lydia呂惠珊 • lydialui@socwork.hku.hk • Miss SHAM, Priscilla • 沈蔚 • prissham@hku.hk • Miss HUANG Pengli • 黃鵬麗 • penglih@hku.hk • Miss FU Fang 付芳 • fufang09@hku.hk

32. Sharing by tutors • Chinese women born in the 70s • Chinese women born in the 80s • Chinese women born in the 90s

33. Assessment (group project) • Conducting an Interview (Proposal) 20% • Students will form groups of 3-5 people and submit a proposal to conduct interview(s) for the group project. • The proposal should define research objectives and identify relevant questions to ask chosen subject(s) whose personal relationships have been affected in any way by the opening of the border between Hong Kong and Mainland China. • Creating audio-visual materials (30%) • Question: What is the impact of the opening up of the border on the lives of men and women in Hong Kong? • Students will produce a short film (up to 10 minutes long) based on their interview(s) which will be presented to a public audience. • Case analysis report (10%)

34. Assessment (individual) • Defining Concepts (20%) • Defining concepts and asking relevant questions based on the readings. • Students are asked to discuss the strengths or weaknesses of a given concept, and its relevance to understanding modern China.

35. Attendance and participation • Attending digital storytelling workshops (10%) • Project presentations and public screening (10%)

36. Important dates to remember • Digital storytelling workshop: 12 February, 2011 (Saturday), 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon or 2:00-5:00 p.m. • Submission deadline for group project (interview proposal): 18 February 2011 • Staff-student consultative committee (SSCC) meetings/focus groups: 22 February or 8 March, 2011 • Submission deadline for group project (film): 1 April 2011 • Public screening of group projects: 11 April 2011, 7:00 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. at the HKKICC Lee ShauKee School of Creativity, 135 Junction Road, Kowloon • Submission deadline for group project (Case Analysis Report): 26 April, 2011

37. Signing up of tutorials • http://tgs.sw.hku.hk/