Developmental Idealism in China

Wang Guangzhou, P.I.

The Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan has collaborated with the Population Institute at the Chinese Academy of Social Science to conduct a survey concerning developmental idealism in Gansu Province, China. Dr. Wang Guangzhou of the Population Institute at the Chinese Academy of Social Science is the primary Chinese collaborator responsible for the fieldwork of the survey. The survey was conducted in Fall 2007.

Project Documentation:

Wedding Picture Session, China 2007

© 2010
Developmental Idealism Studies
Population Studies Center
University of Michigan

New Data Collection

A survey concerning developmental idealism is currently being conducted in Nepal.

New Publication

A. Thornton, D. Philipov. "Sweeping Changes in Marriage, Cohabitation, and Childbearing in Central and Eastern Europe: New Insights from the Developmental Idealism Framework." Recently published in European Journal of Population.

New Book

Kathryn M. Yount, Hoda Rashad (eds), Family in the Middle East: Ideational change in Egypt, Iran and Tunisia. Routledge. 2008

Reading History Sideways

The method of reading history sideways is described and critiqued by Arland Thornton.


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