What is the historical development of modern marriage and family in China?

With regard to the evolution of marriage and family, the academic circles agree that the history since the founding of the People's Republic of China can be divided into two stages: the first stage and the second stage. It is believed that the changes in the first 30 years are slow, and only after the reform and opening up have significant changes taken place. Mainly from arranged marriage to free marriage, from attaching importance to material conditions to the marriage foundation and mate selection criteria of love, from son preference to equality between men and women, from loyalty to freedom of divorce and remarriage, from subordination to equality of patriarchy and husband power, from affection to profit, the concept of consanguinity and kinship.

In addition, some people have discussed the marriage and family problems of ethnic minorities, thinking that they have realized the transformation from tradition to modernity, the family size tends to be miniaturized, and the wife's family status has improved; The concept of marriage and love moves from closed to open; Marriage and family customs are characterized by modernization, nationalization and diversification. Of course, due to the different situations of ethnic minorities, the specific forms of expression are also different.